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Committee reports
Date published:
19 May 2020
Post-legislative scrutiny: Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 - What is covered by the Act
The Committee notes suggestions raised in evidence that tools such as WhatsApp messages and texts were being used for official business along with concerns about the use of private email accounts by Ministers. While there appeared to be no dispute that such information is covered by FOISA, the Committee considers that there may be merit in the legislation b...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 March 2020
The Living Wage: facts and figures 2020 - What size of employers have received accreditation?
The latest figures show that:
Ninety nine point three percent of private sector business in Scotland are small or medium and account for 55.4% of private sector employment.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 February 2020
Scottish Budget 2020-21 - Social security forecasts
As the Scottish Government develop policy proposals for these replacements for existing UK benefits, the SFC will update their forecasts to account for any differences in the policy as far as they impact expected costs.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2020
The revised (European Union) Withdrawal Agreement Bill - Implications for Scotland - What does the Bill propose?
In the Legislative Consent Memorandum, the Scottish Government commented on the proposed speed with which the Bill will be considered:
In its ruling on R (on the application of Miller) (Appellant) v The Prime Minister (Respondent), and Cherry and others (Respondents) v Advocate General for Scotland (Appellant) (Scotland19), concerning the purported prorogation of the UK Parliament, the Supreme Court made clear the importance of parliamentary scrutiny and the accountability...
Committee reports
Date published:
3 December 2019
Code of Conduct for MSPs - proposed revisions to implement the recommendations contained in the Joint Working Group's Report on Sexual Harassment and Sexist Behaviour - Excluded complaints
The JWG report stated:
“As the Code is currently written, it does not take account of the variety of informal options that will be open to people under our policy and instead prescribes a particular route a complaint should take.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 November 2019
The Children (Scotland) Bill - What the Bill does - a quick summary
Statutory factors: sections 1 and 12 would restate, and add to, the statutory factors the court must take into account when deciding an individual case.
Committee reports
Date published:
6 November 2019
Pre-budget scrutiny 2020-21 - SE Annual Report performance metrics
The majority of this (£1.6m) relates to income attributable to the sale of investments made from financial transactions funding and which was subsequently returned to the Scottish Government.iSE Annual Report and Accounts, year ending 31 March 2019
During 2018/19 there were 46 ‘claims wavered or abandoned’, loans to companies or equity arrangements that wer...
Committee reports
Date published:
14 October 2019
Pre Budget Report: Draft 2020/21 Budget - The perceived or actual benefits of preventative spend
The Committee was also told that procurement support is a key area where taking circular economy opportunities into account can save money either now or over the lifespan of an investment.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 July 2019
Anatomy of modern Free Trade Agreements - Public procurement
Public procurement is a big share of the global economy, and typically accounts for 12-15% of a country’s GDP – around 14% in the UK.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 June 2019
The National Performance Framework and budget scrutiny - Relating key budget questions to the NPF
For example (relevant indicators highlighted):
To what extent are the views of employees in recipient businesses taken into account when 1. designing the RSA eligibility criteria, and 2. deciding how money is invested within companies (employee voice).
