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SPICe briefings
Date published:
8 March 2021
Scottish Tourism and COVID-19 - Summary
Thus, it will be important that industry and governments work together to ensure the restart and recovery of Scotland's tourism sector gets off to the best possible start.
Committee reports
Date published:
5 March 2021
Subordinate legislation considered by the Social Security Committee on 4 March 2021
This year the Scottish Government is uprating some benefits above inflation (0.5%) and will uprate the following by 1%:
Young Carer Grant
Funeral Support Payment
Best Start Grant
Child Winter Heating Assistance
The regulations also correct a technical issue to ensure that child dependency increases, paid with a carer’s allowance, can include an increase for...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 March 2021
Standing Order Rule changes on the financial scrutiny of bills - Implications of changes to taxation revenues
There is an underlying assumption that any revenue from a new tax or a tax increase is payable into the SCF. It is considered best to retain flexibility in interpretation of what is a tax.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 December 2020
Stage 1 Report on United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child (Incorporation) (Scotland) Bill - Costs and demand
The Scottish Courts and Tribunals Service (SCTS), which responded to the Finance and Constitution Committee’s call for views, advised it has already taken a number of steps to ensure that it has due regard to the rights of the child through the work it has done in relation to the attendance of children at court, and would continue this work to minimise the trauma they experience and ensure that the best...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 December 2020
Adult social care and support in Scotland - Executive Summary
However, the Scottish model procurement guidance defines value for money as the best balance of cost, quality and sustainability and that this should be reflected throughout strategy development, reporting and procurement processes.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 November 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Tied Pubs (Scotland) Bill - The Voluntary Code in Scotland
The Scottish Licensed Trade Association highlighted case studies where tenant earnings were at best £25k per annum, and at worst £4k per annum.
Committee reports
Date published:
24 July 2020
Inquiry into mental health support for young people in Scotland - Clear pathways
Although the survey showed that students sought support from a variety of sources including GPs, their institutions, and their families, it also revealed that one third of respondents did not know where to go for mental health support.NUS Scotland written submission
This lack of awareness was also highlighted by the Scottish Youth Parliament in its Our Generation’s Epidemic, published in 2016 which revealed that 74 per cent of young people did not know what mental health information, support and services were available in their local area.iiScottish Youth Parliament, Our Generation’s Epidemic, 2016
As part of the Committee’s digital consultation on the inquiry, one group discussion highlighted that the best...
Committee reports
Date published:
30 June 2020
Supply and demand for medicines - Realistic Medicine
She added some respondents to questions on the realistic medicines programme had an expectation the doctor would know best.
We also heard viewsiiHealth and Sport Committee, Official Report, 18 February 2020, Col 2 that prescribers could be doing more to ensure patients had the time to process information provided by prescribers.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 May 2020
The UK Environment Bill - Implications for Scotland (chemicals)
If we diverge, it will be done in the best interests of the UK and the environment, and of course we will take account of the impact on industry.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 May 2020
Stage 1 Report on the Children (Scotland) Bill - Conclusions and recommendations on children's participation in decisions affecting them
This guidance should be reviewed regularly to ensure that it reflects current best practice.
We note that the Scottish Government intends decision-makers to seek children's preferences on how their views should be taken.
