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SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 March 2026
Preventative spending in Scotland - Prevention as a solution
Shifting the balance of care is included in the 2025 NHS Scotland operational improvement plan which recognises that acute hospitals are not always the best place for a person to get treated, and sets out how NHS Scotland will support the provision of more care in a community setting, or at home.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2026
Legacy report of the Finance and Public Administration Committee, Session 6 - Prioritisation of spending
Similar points are raised in subsequent reports including the need for more detailed information on how spending is being targeted towards the Scottish Government’s priorities along with evidence to demonstrate that this spend is achieving the best outcomes.
The Scottish Government has in recent years prioritised funding towards social security spending, wh...
Committee reports
Date published:
10 March 2026
Delegated powers in the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
The scope of the power is directed towards procedural and technical matters, including setting out the steps, timelines and administrative consequences associated with amending a return. These are operational issues best addressed in subordinate legislation to support a uniform process nationally.
Committee reports
Date published:
27 February 2026
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan - Emissions
These were judged by relevant experts within the Scottish Government to be the best available evidence and, where possible, in line with recognised wider UK Government and CCC approaches."
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 February 2026
The impact of tightening finances on Scotland's universities - Aiming for large alternative savings via a planned rather than a reactive mode of responding
Senior executive management, modern universityAn international doctoral student from a chartered university also stressed the importance of having tight control, particularly for major items of expenditure, e.g. new attendance-tracking and university admissions software is not deemed to be the best way of managing finances and at times deemed wasteful.
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Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2026
Report on Human rights, equalities and access to services in rural areas of Scotland - Conclusion
Throughout the inquiry, stakeholders stressed the importance of genuine partnership working, early and sustained engagement, and long-term investment in community-led organisations. These groups are often best placed to understand local need and design effective solutions, yet their work can be constrained by short-term or precarious funding.
Committee reports
Date published:
17 February 2026
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 11 February 2026 - Targeted scientific programme
More broadly, repeated references to future consultation and forthcoming work risk substituting process for action, particularly where the best available evidence already points clearly to the main source of mortality.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 February 2026
Draft Climate Change Plan 2026-2040: scrutiny by the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee - Data
Data
The importance of using data to best align limited resources against priorities was emphasised to the CommitteeiLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 16 December 2025, Col 13 and is discussed further in the section below on Local Heat and Energy Efficiency Standards (LHEES).
Committee reports
Date published:
3 December 2025
Subordinate legislation considered by the Rural Affairs and Islands Committee on 26 November 2025 - Rural Support (Improvement) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) (No. 2) Regulations 2025 [draft]
The changes to EFAs are being developed by the Scottish Government alongside wider reforms to Tier 2 Enhanced payments, which the policy note explains "has the clear purpose of incentivising and supporting agricultural businesses to undertake best practices and/or actions that actively improve nature and climate outcomes, that are consistent with the transi...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 October 2025
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill - Law of retention
The SLC states in its report that:
11.32 Given our decision not to recommend a general statutory restatement of the law of remedies for breach of contract, we have thought it best to leave further clarification of the law of mutuality and retention to the courts and to practitioners.
