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SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 July 2025
The intergovernmental relations 'reset': one year on - Northern Ireland Protocol / Windsor Framework
Retrieved from https://labour.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Labour-Party-manifesto-2024.pdf [accessed 7 July 2025] In September 2024, the UK Labour Government published statutory guidance on the implementation of section 46 of the United Kingdom Internal Market Act 2020, which requires "appropriate authorities" including Scottish Ministers to "have spec...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 June 2025
Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland - ADHD medication and shared care agreements
This has resulted in calls for clearer national policy on shared care agreements, and Scottish Government is working with the Royal College of General Practitioners to develop this.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
18 June 2025
Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament in Session 6: A Strategic Priority - Approach
The Orders were backed by a number of evaluations and consultation reports that were commissioned by the Scottish Government and Public Health Scotland.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 March 2025
Stage 1 report on the Land Reform (Scotland) Bill - Reporting a breach
Reporting a breach
There was broad support among stakeholders for expanding who can report a breach of the community engagement obligations.iNet Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 5 November 2024, cols 12, 18, 19; Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee, Official Report, 4 February 2025, cols 20-23; and written submissions including Scottish Land Commission, Development Trusts Association Scotland, Wellbeing Economy Alliance Scotland, Borders Community Action, Community Land Scotland Some considered that further bodies should be added to the list, others suggested that any member of the public should be able to report.iiThose thinking it should extend to individuals being able to report included Community Land Scotland and Borders Community Action.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2025
The Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill - Part 3 - Miscellaneous provisions relating to the start, end or length of a lease
Failure to do so prevents the landlord from relying on the irritancy clause in the lease, or the material breach of the lease, to which the notice relates (section 5A(6)).
Scottish Parliament. (2024, December 11).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 January 2025
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Stage 2 scrutiny
These covered areas including:
amending what must be included in the statement laid before the Scottish Parliament when the code of conduct is reviewed by the Chief Constable
the Chief Constable to undertake a review of the discipline and conduct policies, procedures and guidance
proposal for regulations so that disciplinary proceedings continue alongside a...
Last updated:
13 November 2024
Health and safety policy
The SPCB has a statutory duty under the Scotland Act 1998 to provide the Scottish Parliament with the property, staff and other resources required for its purposes.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 October 2024
Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament: A Reflection of Session 5 - Comparison of the Public Audit and Post-Legislative Scrutiny Committee and subject committees
However, the data also shows that whatever the committee, committees are able to have substantive impact through having certain recommendations accepted by the Scottish Government. While committees are more likely to recommend change which requires less political capital from the government, it does mean more recommendations are accepted and that the commit...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 July 2024
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Views on the proposals in the Bill
The Committee seeks clarity from the Scottish Government on how PIRC’s new process to call-in complaints is to be monitored, and what the appeals process will be for a complainer who is dissatisfied with PIRC’s handling of a “called-in” complaint.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 June 2024
Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare in Scotland - Challenges with local adoption
AI tools can only be used to their full potential if all areas have the required physical and IT infrastructure (such as internet connection, computing power and secure processing systems) in place. (Scottish Government personal correspondence)
If AI systems become more widely used, questions about coordination across NHS boards may arise.
