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SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 June 2026
Housing: Subject Profile - Rural Housing
The Scottish Government's Rural and Islands Housing Action Plan, published in 2023 has four priorities: delivering the right homes in the right places, enabling the delivery of more high-quality affordable homes, making best use of existing homes and support for home ownership, and supporting community-led development.3Scottish Government. (2023, October 13...
Committees
Last updated:
24 March 2026
Inter-Parliamentary Forum
Initial priorities for the forum will include oversight of:
Inter-governmental relations including agreeing a joint annual report on addressing common scrutiny challenges
The operation of international agreements including the Trade and Co-operation Agreement, the Withdrawal Agreement and the Ireland/Northern Ireland Protocol
The UK internal market including the UK Internal Market Act and Common Frameworks
The impact of the new constitutional arrangements on the legislative process including the use of secondary powers and the legislative consent process
The inter-parliamentary forum will aim to improve scrutiny in these areas through both a mutual exchange of information and best...
Committee reports
Date published:
20 March 2026
Neurodivergence in Scotland - Diagnosis and the workplace
Several witnesses said that employers questioned or dismissed their needs until they could produce formal medical proof. Debbie Best explained that when she disclosed the fact that she was autistic, people have asked, "How do I know that you are?"
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2026
Report on the Antisocial Behaviour (Fixed Penalty Offences) (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2026 [draft] - Annexe B: correspondence from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety
The information provided is based on the best information available from the case management system as at 23/02/2026.
Committee reports
Date published:
16 March 2026
Education, Children and Young People Committee - Session 6 Legacy Report - Transitions
Disabled young people said transitions worked best when:
Transitions planning was built around them as an individual.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2026
Assessing the council tax against the principles of "good" tax policymaking - Effectiveness
Well it doesn't effectively fund local government, as you might expect a tax system to do or substantially do... given it is the principal means of local authorities directly levying tax, it's quite ineffective because whatever you do with it can only affect somewhere between presumably 8 and 12% of your income…
Local Government representativeWhilst this reflects one perspective on Scotland’s revenue mix, it is nonetheless the case that both the UK and, even more so Scotland, have some of the most centralised systems of local government finance, especially when looking at local taxes as a percentage of local expenditure. At best...
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee report on Stage 1 of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Annexe C - Excerpt from the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee Stage 1 Report on Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill
The Committee understands the calls from some local authorities to be permitted the flexibility to introduce either option in a way best suited to local circumstances, in keeping with the principles of the Verity House Agreement, and notes examples in other parts of Europe where a combination of both models is used.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 February 2026
Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee report on Stage 1 of the Visitor Levy (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill - Timing and timescales
Some submissions noted the time available was tight but this was warranted (with some particularly noting the proximity to the start date for Edinburgh's scheme).iiiLocal Government, Housing and Planning Committee, Official Report, 27 January 2025, Col 20; Written submissions from: Best of Scotland Holidays, UKHospitality Scotland, UKinbound, Edinburgh Hote...
Committee reports
Date published:
16 January 2026
Inquiry into the harm caused by substance misuse in Scottish Prisons - Access to healthcare
In the remaining establishments, services operate separately, with informal collaboration at best. This lack of integration is exacerbated by chronic staffing shortages, particularly among mental health nurses, which severely limits the capacity to address co-occurring disorders effectively."
Committee reports
Date published:
5 December 2025
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2024-25 - Part 9 - Allotments
The Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government said:
“The Act places a number of duties on local authorities in relation to allotments and it is ultimately up to the local authorities themselves to decide how best to carry out the functions conferred on them by Part 9.
