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Committee reports
Date published:
30 June 2020
Supply and demand for medicines - Purchase and Procurement
The wealth of evidence on spending on medicines we received will be considered in the following sections of this report—
Achieving best value in procurement;
International pricing markets;
Wholesale Supply Chains;
Pricing - branded medicines;
Pricing - generic medicines;
Purchasing in secondary care; and
Purchasing in primary care.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 April 2020
Issue 5: EU-UK future relationship negotiations - Scottish Government call for extension
The Scottish economy cannot afford the double hit of COVID-19 and the growing likelihood of a ‘no deal’, or at best a hard Brexit deal, in less than nine months’ time.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 April 2020
The revised UK Fisheries Bill - 3.1.3 Other changes to fisheries objectives since the 2017-19 Fisheries Bill
The definition of "sensitive species" is partially linked to other EU law relating to nature conservation:
(a) any species of animal or plant listed in Annex II or IV of Directive 92/43/EEC of the Council of the European Communities on the conservation of natural habitats and of wild flora and fauna (the "habitats directive")
(b) any other species of animal or plant, other than a species of fish, whose habitat, distribution, population size or population condition is adversely affected by pressures arising from fishing or other human activities, or
(c) any species of bird;
Scientific evidence objective: the addition of an objective to collect scientific data relevant to the management of fish and aquaculture activities, for fisheries policy authorities to work together on collecting and sharing this data, and for the management of fish and aquaculture activities to be based on the best...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 February 2020
Scottish Budget 2020-21 - UK comparison
SFC note that “the Scottish Government and Parliament will need to consider how best to monitor and respond to these in-year budget revisions”.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 November 2019
The Children (Scotland) Bill - What the Bill says
A court also does not have to explain a decision where a child is not capable of understanding it or it is not in the best interests of the child.
A child welfare reporter can explain a decision on behalf of the court.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 November 2019
Resolving parenting disputes: Scotland compared to other countries - Parental responsibilities and rights (PRRs) - an overview
The welfare of the child, sometimes referred to as the best interests of the child, is the paramount consideration (i.e. the most important and overriding one).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 November 2019
Resolving parenting disputes: Scotland compared to other countries - Overview
Overview
Australia, England and Wales, New Zealand and, most recently, Canada have statutory checklists in their current legislation relating to the welfare or best interests of the child. There are also modern examples of checklists from the USA, for example, from Pennsylvania.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 July 2019
What should primary care look like for the next generation? - Introduction
Our goal is to make this vision a reality, in order to ensure Scotland is the best place in the world to grow up.
Our democratically elected members listen to and recognise the issues that are most important to young people, ensuring that their voices are heard by decision-makers.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 June 2019
Referendums (Scotland) Bill - Introduction
An overview of current thinking on best practice for referendums is also given.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 January 2019
Informed Consent in Healthcare Settings - 2.3 Montgomery in the Supreme Court
The Montgomery case moves away from a ‘doctor knows best’ approach and focuses on disclosing information that the patient would consider significant.
