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Committee reports
Date published:
22 May 2025
A blueprint for participation - embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament - Principles for selecting topics for People's Panels
Principles for selecting topics for People's Panels
The following principles should be used to select topics:
Topic selection should be the responsibility of Conveners Group, based on an evaluation from SPICe and PACT staff as to which topic best meets the selection criteria.
Conveners Group should take account of the significance of an issue to the public...
Committee reports
Date published:
22 May 2025
A blueprint for participation - embedding deliberative democracy in the work of the Scottish Parliament - How representative are Panels?
David Harrold, one of the participants in the climate change panel, summed up both concerns about Panels not having enough diversity of thought and his experience having participated in one in evidence to the Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee:
having been self-employed most of my days, I often think that the best committee is a committee of one, but ...
Committee reports
Date published:
15 May 2025
Widening access to higher education inquiry - Commissioner for Fair Access
Scotland’s Community of Access and Participation Practitioners(SCAPP) was also established to provide a forum for sharing and developing best practice. SCAPP remains active today, governed by a Steering Group with representation from across the university, college, school and charity sector and funded by the SFC to deliver its activities.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 April 2025
SPICe Style and Writing Guide (Updated 2025) - Deal with jargon and business terms
Deal with jargon and business terms
Jargon can confuse readers. Consider how best to deal with such terms and whether you need to use them at all.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 December 2024
The law applying at the end of adult relationships - Orders relating to pensions
However, one difficulty with pensions is that they are not capable of being realised immediately or at least that is often not the best financial approach.1Sutherland, E. (2022).
Committee reports
Date published:
1 November 2024
Inquiry into the A9 Dualling Programme - National Memorial
Many of those who were opposed to the idea thought that dualling the A9 as quickly as possible would be the best memorial, others were concerned about where such a memorial would be placed, why such a memorial should focus on those killed on the A9 rather than all roads, and the potential costs involved.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 July 2024
One land, many functions: exploring 'integrated land use' - Land use and biodiversity
This is tied directly into the use of land; the document states "we need to make the best use of our productive land by reducing emissions from agriculture while producing high quality food and protecting nature"2Scottish Government. (2020, February 25).
Committee reports
Date published:
2 July 2024
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Financial costs - sections 2 and 3
In March of this year, we got to the point at which the Government accepted the revised costs. The financial memorandum was the best estimate based on the information that I and my officials had at the time”.iCriminal Justice Committee, Official Report, 29 May 2024, col 11.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 January 2024
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on The Bus Services Improvement Partnerships (Objections) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [Draft] - Community Bus Fund
She said that it was for local authorities to choose what service model works best for their communities, but stressed that the Scottish Government will provide support and funding to help with any policy proposals.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 January 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25 - Ring-fencing and in-year transfers
Ring-fencing and in-year transfers
The Budget document tells us that reducing ring-fencing is part of the post-Verity House Agreement relationship between the Scottish Government and local government:
[the Budget] displays our commitment to that partnership by reducing levels of ringfenced and directed expenditure by baselining almost £1 billion of funding across Health, Education, Justice, Net Zero and Social Justice, giving authority and autonomy to local partners to achieve the outcomes we share in a way that best...
