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These include England and Wales, Australia, Sweden and various states in America. However, as is set out in the SPICe comparative briefing, some countries that have introduced presumptions have been criticised for making the law unduly complex or giving insufficient priority to safety concerns (see pages 29-33).
The comparative briefing prepared by SPICe found that, in the three main legal systems looked at (Australia, England and Wales, and Canada), there is a greater degree of judicial specialisation in family cases than exists in Scotland.
It includes some commentary on the Bill in the context of responses.
SPICe published a blog on the white paper - The future for fish – issues in the UK White Paper.
Briefings on the Regulations and SBR were prepared by the Financial Scrutiny Unit in SPICe and the Scottish Government.
Following evidence, the Minister moved motion S5M-21135—
That the Finance and Constitution Committee recommends that the Budget (Scotland) Act 2019 Amendment Regulations 2020 [draft] be approved.
Note: these headline numbers are slightly different from those presented in the SPICe Briefing on the Scottish Budget 2020-21, due to a minor issue with real terms calculations.
Documents that come under the catch-all heading of “Strategic Framework for the Scottish National Investment Bank” (focused on its operation and relationship with the Scottish Government) include—
The medium-term strategic missions for the Bank that will be set by Scottish Ministers
The Ethical Statement that the Bank will publish
The Shareholder Framework Document
Documents that will be required from SNIB when established (as listed in Appendix A of the SPICe...
For more information on the background to the new NPF, and the consultation process leading to the Parliament agreeing the new National Outcomes, see Ishani Erasmus's National Outcomes Consultation 2018 SPICe briefing.
The bedroom tax reduces the HB/UC housing cost element of working age social sector tenants (with some exceptions) if they are deemed to be under-occupying their property.iSee SPICe Briefing SB 14/67 The Bedroom Tax for background information
Since 2014, the Scottish Government has provided local authorities with additional funding for DHPs funding to full...
These were that the MIS should be marked up for those experiencing disability or long term illness, and for those living in remote rural areas.3Liddell, G. (2018, September 3). SPICe Briefing on the Fuel Poverty (Target, Definition and Strategy) (Scotland) Bill.
The EIB publishes data on every loan, but not at a Scotland level. SPICe have used the EIB database to identify loans worth €2.0 billion made since the start of 2016 for projects evidently within Scotland, but this may not be a complete list.