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Committee reports
Date published:
13 May 2022
Health and Wellbeing of Children and Young People - Mental health
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee, Official Report 18 January 2022, COL9
Joanne Smith emphasised the importance of mapping existing capacity across statutory and third sector services to ensure future investment is effectively targeted:
We need to map our capacity—not in single disciplines, as is happening in some areas, but across disciplines—and determine the strengths and weaknesses in our local systems so that we can ensure that the investment that is made is targeted accordingly to deliver the best...
Committees
Published:
27 February 2022
Social Care Briefing referral
The Committee may wish to consider this briefing as part of their work programme.
With best wishes
Stephen Boyle
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SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 February 2022
Citizens' Assemblies - an international comparison - Purpose of the Citizens' Assembly of Ireland
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/previous-assemblies/" target="_blank">https://www.citizensassembly.ie/en/previous-assemblies/</a> [accessed 27 February 2020]
the Eighth amendment of the constitution
how Ireland best responds to the challenges and opportunities of an ageing population
fixed-term parliaments
the manner ...
Committees
Published:
27 January 2022
Social Care Briefing Referral
The Committee may wish to consider this briefing as part of their work programme.
With best wishes
Stephen Boyle
"We aim to make all of the information we publish fully accessible.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 January 2022
Judged on progress: The need for urgent delivery on Scottish justice sector reforms - Pre-recording of the Evidence and Case Management
Pre-recording of the Evidence and Case Management
Lady Dorrian concluded that the presentation of evidence by a complainer attending court many months, even years, after an alleged incident, is not conducive to the presentation of best evidence. Her report states that:
“Police interviews, written statements, attending court and giving live evidence in chie...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 December 2021
The Scottish Parliament: how the Parliament building shapes the workings of the institution - Physical space
Retrieved from <a href="https://studyofparliamentgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Parliaments-and-the-Pandemic.pdf " target="_blank">https://studyofparliamentgroup.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/Parliaments-and-the-Pandemic.pdf </a> have revealed both opportunities and challenges for rethinking how the building can be best used, as well as a...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 July 2021
Social Security: subject profile - Devolved benefits created under other legislation
Devolved benefits created under other legislation
Scottish benefits created under legislation other than the Social Security (Scotland) Act 2018 are listed below:
Best Start Foods – regulations made under section 13 Social Security Act 1988
Scottish Milk and Healthy Snack Scheme – regulations made under section 13 Social Security Act 1988 as amended
Self-i...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 March 2021
Blue Carbon - UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDG)
The goal is formed of 10 further targets split into:
Outcome targets:
Reduce marine pollution
Protect and restore ecosystems
Reduce ocean acidification
Sustainable fishing
Conserve coastal and marine areas
End subsidies contributing to overfishing
Increase the economic benefits from sustainable use of marine resources
Means of achieving targets:
To increase scientific knowledge into research and technology for ocean health
Support small scale fishers
Implement and enforce international sea law
The 'Life Below Water' UN SDG targets which are most pertinent to the conservation of blue carbon habitats are:
By 2020, sustainably manage and protect marine and coastal ecosystems to avoid significant adverse impacts, including by strengthening their resilience, and take action for their restoration in order to achieve healthy and productive oceans
By 2020, conserve at least 10 per cent of coastal and marine areas, consistent with national and international law and based on the best...
Committee reports
Date published:
5 March 2021
Subordinate legislation considered by the Social Security Committee on 4 March 2021 - The Social Security (Up-rating) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2021
This year the Scottish Government is uprating some benefits above inflation (0.5%) and will uprate the following by 1%:
Young Carer Grant
Funeral Support Payment
Best Start Grant
Child Winter Heating Assistance
The regulations also correct a technical issue to ensure that child dependency increases, paid with a carer’s allowance, can include an increase for...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 December 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Dogs (Protection of Livestock) (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Conclusions
The Committee notes the views of legal professionals and others that the best approach to addressing the livestock worrying issue would be for it to form part of a wider consolidation of dog control law.
