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SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 October 2019
The European Union (Withdrawal Agreement) Bill - Implications for Scotland - Legislative Consent for the Withdrawal Agreement Bill
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/S5_Environment/Meeting%20Papers/SPLCM-S05-28.pdf [accessed 23 October 2019]Setting out its reasons for refusing consent, the Scottish Government highlighted that it continues to believe that remaining in the EU would be best for Scotland and the UK as a whole and that:
The changes to the revised Withdrawal Agreemen...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 July 2019
Post-legislative Scrutiny: Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 - Dogs on leads at all times
The use of by-laws in this way is currently best practice. However, the Committee considers that it should become standard practice.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 July 2019
Scottish National Investment Bank Stage 1 Report - Demand
Substantial demand stimulation activities” were also necessary alongside the additional “investment capability” of SNIB.viiSIB written submission
The BBB highlighted its new Demand Development Unit (DDU), “created specifically to develop the Bank’s positioning and relationship with smaller businesses across the UK” and help it deliver against the following objectives—
Encouraging and enabling SMEs to seek the finance best...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 April 2019
The expansion of early learning and childcare - Scottish Government aims and objectives for the expansion of early learning and childcare
The 2018-19 Programme for Government stated:
This [the ELC expansion] is a cornerstone in giving every child the best start in life, closing the attainment gap and reaching our economic potential as a nation.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 February 2019
Business Support - Original remit and policy drift
Hugh Lightbody, from the Business Gateway National Unit, said:
We agree with the review's findings, but can understand why businesses are left confused when, even among the public sector agencies, there is competing voices.iiiEEFW Committee, Official Report, 18 December 2018, col 3-4
Matt Lancashire of SCDI told us that there should not be an isolated approach between the agencies and Business Gateway:
...there should be an alignment between what the agencies are doing and what Business Gateway is doing in order to provide the best...
Committee reports
Date published:
24 January 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill - A rule requiring the pre-recording of evidence
The Policy Memorandum highlights the potential for child witnesses to be “re-traumatised through their participation in the criminal justice process”, and that giving evidence in court long after events have taken place does not support witnesses to give their “best evidence”.1Scottish Government. (2018, June).
Committee reports
Date published:
21 January 2019
Audit Scotland Budget Proposal for 2019/20 - Staffing
The Chair of the Board of Audit Scotland, Ian Leitch also commented that—
Quality is one of our key issues.... we are particularly keen that the public audit model in Scotland is the best that it can possibly be. That is why we have gone to all this trouble and why we are concerned to make sure that we have the team to monitor it and that we have the indepe...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 January 2019
Scottish Government infrastructure investment - Informed decision-making
However, in their assessment of current infrastructure, no sector was considered to have infrastructure provision that was “fit for the future”. The best performing sectors were strategic transport and water, which were assessed as “adequate for now”.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2018
Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament - Availability of human rights information to inform parliamentary scrutiny
We found the treatment of human rights in policy memorandums was variable, both in the scope of the human rights material provided and the level of detail. Best examples referred to the international human rights framework, as well as ECHR, and included discussion of General Comments that explain the monitoring bodies’ interpretation of the specific article...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 November 2018
The UK's Departure from the European Union - An overview of the Withdrawal Agreement - Level Playing Field issues including environmental and labour standards
The UK shall implement an equivalent of the EU Emissions Trading System.The JC will have the power to set minimum commitments in three areas:the reduction of national emissions of certain atmospheric pollutants
the maximum sulphur content of marine fuels
those best available techniques, including emission limit values, in relation to industrial emissions
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