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SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 January 2024
Scottish Budget 2024-25 - Local government
Rather, councils have their own democratic mandates and local priorities which they are accountable to their electorates for delivering.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 November 2023
Key Issues for Session 6 - 2023 Update - Non-residential social care charging
The PfG 2023-24 reflects some of the issues described above, and the changes made to the plans for a national care service in terms of accountability, and made reference to further engagement over the summer of 2023.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 November 2023
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill - Financial costs
In the Scottish Police Federation's and Police Scotland's written responses to the call for views on this Bill's Financial Memorandum by the Finance and Public Administration Committee, they raise concerns that the figures within the Financial Memorandum have not taken account of some costs and have underestimated others.
Committee reports
Date published:
7 November 2023
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25 - The value of the voluntary sector
In terms of the sector’s contribution to a wellbeing economy, recent statistics from the Bank of England for the UK showed an estimated value benefit of “around £200 billion, but in national accounts it is £20 billion”.iSocial Justice and Social Security Committee.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 October 2023
Delegated powers in the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Delegated powers
At its meeting on 19 September, the Committee indicated that it was content with 14 of the delegated powers:
Section 5: Calculation of levy;
Section 9: Billing of overnight accommodation;
Section 13: Required content of a scheme;
Section 14: Publicity for introduction of scheme;
Section 16: Duty to keep separate account for scheme;
Section 18: Annual report...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 October 2023
Mobile (Park) Homes - Site owner and mobile home occupier obligations
Site owners mustiiMobile Homes Act 1983, Schedule 1, Part 1, para 25:
if requested by the occupier, provide (free of charge) a copy of the current public liability insurance certificate and documentary evidence in support, and explanation of, any new pitch fee, or any other charges payable to the site owner under the terms of the agreement
repair, and where necessary, replace the base on which the mobile home is stationed and maintain any gas, electricity, water, sewerage or other services supplied by the site owner to the pitch or to the mobile home
maintain all parts of the site, which are not the responsibility of any of the occupiers
consult the mobile home occupier about improvements to the site in general, and in particular about those improvements which the owner wishes to be taken into account...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 October 2023
Report from a partial evaluation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 - Intensity of regulated lobbying
The sectors with the lowest number of average returns are:
education and childcare;
consultancy, accountancy, banking and finance;
infrastructure, construction, engineering, and manufacturing.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 October 2023
Report from a partial evaluation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 - Common purposes of lobbying activity
Word frequency analysis did not indicate that any one sector was the subject of a significant number of returns after health and social care was accounted for.
Discussions on issues with Government schemes.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 October 2023
Report from a partial evaluation of the Lobbying (Scotland) Act 2016 - Annex 3.2.1: Quasi-Poisson regression model assessing relationship between registrant sector and number of returns on the Lobbying Register
Annex 3.2.1: Quasi-Poisson regression model assessing relationship between registrant sector and number of returns on the Lobbying Register
Registrant SectorCoefficient EstimateStandard Error of Coefficient Estimatet-valueexponentp-valueAgriculture, Fisheries and Rural Affairs (Baseline)2.97495720.128276023.19219.5887855<.001Business Representation and Service Delivery-0.97425720.1971889-4.9410.3774727<.001Consultancy, Accountancy...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 June 2023
A Modern and Sustainable Ferry Service for Scotland - Sustainable ferries
Sustainable ferries
Transport is the biggest contributor to Scottish carbon emissions, accounting for 29.2% of emissions.iScottish Government (2021).
