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Committee reports
Date published:
8 November 2020
Green Recovery Inquiry - Report - Principles underpinning a green recovery
The Committee recommends the Scottish Government further embed a human rights based approach to recovery, underpinned by the key principles of participation, accountability, non-discrimination, empowerment and law.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 November 2020
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill - Consultation responses
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.gov.scot/publications/uncrc-consultation-analysis-report/pages/1/" target="_blank">https://www.gov.scot/publications/uncrc-consultation-analysis-report/pages/1/</a> [accessed 16 October 2020]
Just over a third of respondents providing comments expressed the view that a Scheme would contribute to greater accountability and establish a system for Scottish Ministers and the Scottish Government to demonstrate compliance with UNCRC duties.1Arad Research. (2019, November 2019).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 November 2020
The United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill - Consultation responses
CLAN Childlaw commented specifically on legal aid for children:
In Scotland since January 2011, for children to obtain legal aid in most civil cases, the resources of parents (or others liable to support children) have to be taken into account when assessment is made of the child’s financial eligibility for legal aid, unless it would be “unjust or inequitab...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 October 2020
Liability for NHS Charges (Treatment of Industrial Disease) (Scotland) Bill - Employment injury assistance
This is defined as assistance given by the Scottish Ministers to an individual on account of the individual, or another individual, having suffered an injury, or contracted a disease, in the course of employment.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 September 2020
The Multiple Roles of Scottish Woodlands - Land Use Strategy
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considering natural systems
taking account of the services that ecosystems provide
involving people
The central framework of the LUS is it's vision, objectives, and principles for sustainable land use.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 September 2020
Hate Crime and Public Order (Scotland) Bill - Age
In relation to the possibility of having an aggravation (outwith hate crime legislation) covering exploitation and vulnerability, the policy memorandum (para 232) indicates that:
In the longer term, the Scottish Government will consider whether there should be reforms to the criminal law to improve the protection available to people who may be at increased risk of becoming victims of crime because of their vulnerability, taking account...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 August 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill - Part 2 -Environmental Principles and Governance - Environmental principles
According to Article 191.2 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union (emphasis added): "Union policy on the environment shall aim at a high level of protection taking into account the diversity of situations in the various regions of the Union.
Committee reports
Date published:
22 June 2020
PE1319: Improving youth football in Scotland - Introduction
The petition called on the Scottish Parliament to urge the Scottish Government to investigate six areas in relation to youth football in Scotland:
the legal status and appropriateness of professional Scottish Football Association (SFA) clubs entering into contracts with children under 16 years
audit process and accountability of all public funds distributed...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 June 2020
Issue 10: EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations - UK Border arrangements for goods
Businesses will also need to consider how they account for VAT on imported goods. There will also be physical checks at the point of destination or other approved premises on all high risk live animals and plants.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 March 2020
Issue 3: EU-UK future relationship negotiations - The Joint Committee and the Ireland and Northern Ireland Protocol
In this instance:
In such a case the Joint Committee shall address recommendations to the Union and to the United Kingdom on the necessary measures, taking into account the obligations of the parties to the 1998 Agreement.
