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SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 September 2024
Local Government Finance: facts and figures 2024 - Local government finance across the UK
As highlighted in an earlier section of this briefing, around half of Scottish local government spend goes on education services, with councils allocating funding to their schools.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 July 2024
Economic inactivity and ill health in Scotland - Summary
What impact might an increase in rates of poor health have on demand for other services (e.g., social care) and on the Scottish Government's fiscal position?
Committee reports
Date published:
26 March 2024
The Legal Aid (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Regulations 2024 [draft]
Regulation 4 amends the Civil Legal Aid (Scotland) (Fees) Regulations 1989 to provide that costs incurred by counsel above the specified maximum amount for accommodation and associated subsistence when required to travel for a legal aid case are chargeable outlays, where suitable accommodation and subsistence was not available within that amount, and the Scottish Legal Aid Board has given prior approval and is satisfied that the amount charged is reasonable.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 March 2024
Net Zero, Energy and Transport Committee report on the National Bus Travel Concession Schemes (Miscellaneous Amendment) (Scotland) Order 2024 [draft] - The Capped level
The Committee asked if the introduction of a cap was disincentivising bus operators from growing bus patronage. The Minister said the Scottish Government had budgetary constraints and therefore "we have set a cap at the level that we think the usage and the patronage will be."
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill - Arrestee's duty of disclosure
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The Committee notes the concerns expressed by some stakeholders that the provisions at sections 6 and 7 of the Bill will have resource and cost implications and calls on the Scottish Government to give further consideration to the NatWest Group PLC recommendation that arrestees and potential arrestees should only be required to respo...
Committee reports
Date published:
23 January 2024
Stage 1 Report on the Bankruptcy and Diligence (Scotland) Bill - Awareness-raising and Resources
She also noted that the Breathing Space scheme is not routinely offered to those who are receiving mental health crisis care and urged the Scottish Government to learn the lessons from the Breathing Space scheme.3Scottish Parliament. (2023, September).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
12 January 2024
The declining disability employment gap in Scotland:Understanding the reasons behind the increasing number of disabled people in employment - Appendix
Appendix
Disability definition
The current definition used in UK (and Scottish) surveys comes from the Government Statistical Service and the 2010 Equality Act.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 October 2023
Scottish Employment Injuries Advisory Council Bill - Financial Memorandum
As noted, the review of SCoSS, which reported to Ministers in January 2023, found that it was too small for its remit, commenting that:
Getting the right people in place to help replace the expertise on the Board and to increase the overall capacity is the single most important issue now for SCoSS’s future.
Scottish Government. (2023, August 18).
Committee reports
Date published:
14 September 2023
Culture in Communities: The challenges and opportunities in delivering a place-based approach - Mapping spaces for culture
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We note the views of Creative Scotland that it would be challenging to keep a national asset register, however we recognise that the mapping of cultural and community assets and spaces could support those assets to be better-utilised, improve understanding of the impact of individual site closures within the wider local context, and inform planning decisions, and should be at least being undertaken at a local authority level. The Scottish...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 August 2023
Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill - Confirmation agents and will writers
New provisions in the Bill allowing for complaints against unregulated legal services practitioners, including confirmation agents and will writers, will allow a level of protection for consumers who receive poor services in relation to these areas
Scottish Parliament. (2023, April 20). Regulation of Legal Services (Scotland) Bill - Policy Memorandum.
