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Committee reports
Date published:
12 June 2019
Social Security Support for Housing - Discretionary Housing Payments
Crisis referred to their Homelessness Monitor 2019 which found that DHPs had been one of the best methods to help mitigate the impact of welfare reform. 1Crisis. (2019).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 May 2019
Non-Domestic Rates (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Government response
In January 2018, the Barclay Implementation Advisory Group was set up to offer advice to the Scottish Government on how to best implement the recommendations of the Barclay review, and it published its report on 22 February 20194Scottish Government. (2019, February 22).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 April 2019
EU Structural Funds in Scotland - Is the structure right?
According to the Scottish Government, the rationale for this model is:
Managing strategic interventions through lead partners has some very specific advantages for Scotland:
It gives us the tighter focus required by the [European] Commission
It gives us up-front agreement on what outcomes and impacts the programmes should achieve
It ensures funding stability (Funds and match) in the long term for important areas of work; and
It manages the audit burden at a higher level, allowing smaller organisations to focus on what they do best...
Committee reports
Date published:
25 March 2019
Report on post-legislative scrutiny of the Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 - The Police Service of Scotland - An international perspective – reform of the Norwegian Police Service
There was also input from each of the districts in identifying their functions to set standards of best practice rather than imposing changes from one area.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 February 2019
Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill - Views on the proposed Bill
There was strong support for arguments made in the consultation paper, including:
children should have the same rights as adults in being protected from assault
physical punishment is not effective and can lead to long-lasting emotional and physical difficulties and damage
a change to the law is required to stimulate and ensure that the required behaviour and societal changes take place
the proposal is required to ensure Scotland complies with human rights legislation and obligations and to meet the Scottish Government‘s ambition for Scotland to be the best...
Committee reports
Date published:
31 January 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Management of Offenders (Scotland) Bill - Clarity on the need to disclose convictions
That will help people to realise that they are on a journey back to being a contributing member of society much more than the current arrangements do, as they are highly complex and difficult to negotiate, especially for somebody who has not had the best education or chances in life. That is a big step forward.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 January 2019
Scottish Government infrastructure investment - Executive Summary
The Scottish Government's various priorities – economic, social, environmental – must all be balanced when deciding on how best to spend limited capital budgets.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 November 2018
The UK's Departure from the European Union - An overview of the Withdrawal Agreement - The Protocol on Ireland and Northern Ireland
Both the EU and the UK will use their best endeavours to conclude and ratify a subsequent agreement by 1 July 2020.
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2018
Getting Rights Right: Human Rights and the Scottish Parliament - Childrens and young people's participation
Nick Hobbs, Office of the Children and Young People's Commissioner Scotland, said to mainstream children’s rights considerations throughout all aspects of the Parliament’s work, including legislative scrutiny and accountability, “we have to improve the scope for children’s participation in processes across the range of the Parliament’s activities and committees, in line with international standards and best...
Committee reports
Date published:
26 November 2018
Stage 1 report on the Health and Care (Staffing) (Scotland) Bill - Compliance and sanctions
Clear monitoring should allow both ease of scrutiny and the means to spread and incorporate learning and best practice. We would welcome confirmation from the Scottish Government prior to stage 2 how these aspects are met by this Bill.
