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SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 March 2024
Public participation in the Scottish Parliament: Understanding the core principles of deliberative democracy and creating a framework for measuring impact - 3: Current deliberative practice in the Scottish Parliament
3: Current deliberative practice in the Scottish Parliament
One aim of this research project is to support the Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee in its aim of suggesting a set of practice principles and a governance and accountability framework which can be applied across all of these activities.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 November 2023
Key Issues for Session 6 - 2023 Update - The global picture
The window to do this safely, justly, and at least cost is closing, and Parliamentarians have a key role in ensuring that their constituents' voices are heeded, and that Government’s plans are scrutinised, taking account of the latest scientific analysis.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 November 2023
Addressing Child Poverty Through Parental Employment - Conclusion
The Committee welcomes the Scottish Government's commitment to improved collaboration and accountability across ministerial portfolios and in partnership with local partners to deliver plans at the pace and scale required.
Committee reports
Date published:
31 October 2023
Delegated powers in the Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill at Stage 1 - Annex A - Outline of the Bill
It sets out the processes to be followed by a local authority when introducing a visitor levy scheme, including requirements as to consultation, scheme content, accounting and reporting. This Part also requires local authorities to use the net proceeds from a scheme for specific purposes.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 October 2023
Report tracking the work of the Local Government, Housing and Planning Committee 2022-23 - Local Governance Review
This was to involve some initial projects with “new autonomous and democratically accountable decision-making bodies”. However, shortly after the Government and COSLA updated council leaders on plans for the Local Governance Review in late 2019, all progress was paused, firstly due to the COVID-19 pandemic and secondly because of the Scottish Parliament ele...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 October 2023
Trees, forests and hedges - some frequently asked questions - What are the rules on planning and trees?
Given that NPF4 was formally adopted on 13 February 2023 and that any new or revised local development plan must take into account its contents, policy conflicts are unlikely to arise.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
4 September 2023
Visitor Levy (Scotland) Bill - Opportunity for local exemptions
For others, that will not have to be taken into account. Ministers decided that it was best not to include that in the bill but to pick it up in guidance, with the backstop of introducing regulations if necessary, depending on how things turn out with the guidance, and on what practice looks like in different local authorities.3Scottish Parliament. (2023, J...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 June 2023
A Modern and Sustainable Ferry Service for Scotland - Political leadership
Political leadership
Throughout this inquiry, there has been frequent reference to the importance of having visible leadership and strategic long-term thinking and planning on ferry services.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 28 June 2022, Col 6, Official Report, 8 November 2022, Col 7 Regardless of current complex arrangements, widely perceived as a barrier to accountability, ultimate responsibility for Scotland's ferry services rests with the Scottish Government, through the Minister for Transport, reporting to the Cabinet Secretary for Transport, Net Zero and Just Transition
Jenny Gilruth MSP was the Minister for Transport for most of this inquiry and was appointed to that role in January 2022.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 May 2023
Stage 1 report on the Children (Care and Justice) (Scotland) Bill from the Criminal Justice Committee - Secure care or a YOI?
Additionally though, we note the calls from others that age alone should not be the only factor to be taken into account when making such decisions and that more individualised assessments were needed, with scope for flexibility.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2023
Stage 1 Report on the Patient Safety Commissioner for Scotland Bill - Strategic planning
In its submission, the Equality and Human Rights Commission stated:
In the interests of accountability and openness, and of both being and being seen to be the ‘new voice … from the perspective of the patient’ envisaged by the Cumberledge Review, we recommend that the Commissioner explicitly apply concepts of co-production to the design of its initial goals...
