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The Community Empowerment (Scotland) Act 2015 requires community planning partnerships to develop local outcome improvement plans, but gives the Scottish Government no role to require those plans to reflect any nationally-imposed priorities.iiiScottish Government communication with SPICe. Mr Cameron was critical of this approach, arguing in the absence of a...
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In the three main legal systems looked at by SPICe, there was a greater degree of judicial specialisation in family cases than exists in Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 November 2019
A summary of written submissions from the Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) is available here.
The Committee gathered evidence on the issue in a number of ways.
The survey was promoted through web and social media channels, with targeted work undertaken to try and ensure a wide demographic spread.
SPICe have analysed responses and produced a summary report which is attached at Annexe A of this report.
This involves the laying of Statutory Instruments (SIs), also sometimes known as secondary legislation, delegated legislation or subordinate legislation (a SPICe Blog on this process is available here).
Orkney Islands Council stated that it is "anticipated in due course" that SNSA data will be used to support learning and teaching."
SPICe. (2019, February). Summary of local authority responses.
Retrieved from <a href="https://news.gov.scot/news/scottish-emissions-of-air-pollutants-2015-results" target="_blank">https://news.gov.scot/news/scottish-emissions-of-air-pollutants-2015-results</a> [accessed 11 October 2018]. A SPICe briefing on air quality in Scotland details the sources and effects of ammonia emissions on air quality.
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-efficient-scotland-route-map/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/energy-efficient-scotland-route-map/</a>2Liddell, G. (2018, September 3). SPICe Briefing on the Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill.
Subject to the provisions of this article, States Parties shall take all appropriate and effective measures to ensure the equal right of persons with disabilities to own or inherit property, to control their own financial affairs and to have equal access to bank loans, mortgages and other forms of financial credit, and shall ensure that persons with disabilities are not arbitrarily deprived of their property."
See further A. Evans (2018). SPICe...
Committee reports
Date published:
20 December 2018
The Bill and its accompanying documents, as well as links to other relevant documents, such as the SPICe Bill Briefing, can be found on the Bill page of the Parliament website.4Hutchesons' Hospital Transfer and Dissolution (Scotland) Bill and accompanying documents. (2018, June).