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SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 November 2017
Local Government Finance: Fees and Charges 2011-12 to 2015-16 - Approach
As a result of this, these should be viewed as purely illustrative case studies. No account has been taken of demographic changes which may have had an impact on demand for services.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 November 2017
Local Government Finance: Fees and Charges 2011-12 to 2015-16 - Data used
To compare the income councils are raising from charging for services over time figures have been adjusted into 2015-16 real terms (i.e. adjusted to take into account inflation).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 November 2017
Local Government Finance: Fees and Charges 2011-12 to 2015-16 - Introduction
It surmises that an 8% cut in local government spending would effectively result in a 20% cut on unprotected core services, before the pressures of inflation and demand are taken into account.
CoSLA noted the increased use of fees and charges, but argued that-
Local authorities can’t price citizens out of services that deliver social inclusion, health and w...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 October 2017
Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 [draft] - Renewables Obligation (Scotland) Amendment Order 2017 [draft]
In particular, the Order makes changes to the methodology for calculating the obligation level, to take account of the amount of electricity likely to be supplied to eligible EIIs during an obligation period.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 September 2017
Post-legislative Scrutiny: The National Fraud Initiative - What is the National Fraud Initiative?
comparing the records of bodies paying public sector pensions against deceased persons’ records to ensure the pension is not continuing to be paid into the deceased person’s bank account either by error or fraudulent activity.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 September 2017
Post-legislative scrutiny of the High Hedges (Scotland) Act 2013 - Who should pay
However, we would caution against setting a standard fee which would not take into account the varying costs to administer high hedge applications across each local authority.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
7 September 2017
What's so important about health policy implementation? - Executive Summary
Is it clear from the policy (and/or associated guidance) which individuals or organisations are accountable for its activities, interventions, and intended policy outcomes?
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 September 2017
Scotland's Business Base - Facts and Figures - Indigenous enterprises made-up 97% of business stock, the remaining 3% of non-Scottish owned enterprises contributed 35% of employment and 54% of turnover.
Total non-Scottish owned enterprises (RUK-owned and Abroad-owned) represented 3% of enterprises, and accounted for 35% of employment and 54% of turnover.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 August 2017
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill - The views of respondents to the Scottish Government's consultation on court auditors
Lord Gill recommended that fees should be charged on the basis of the cost of the service, rather than the value of the account.
Proposals to change the way that fees are charged do not appear on the face of the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 May 2017
Annual Report - Oral evidence
The Committee also considers it important that the petitions process plays its part in holding the Scottish Government to account and has taken evidence from Scottish Ministers on seven petitions.
