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Committee reports
Date published:
27 June 2019
The impact of Brexit on the civil and criminal justice systems and policing in Scotland - Criminal justice and policing
Helen Nisbett of the COPFS told the Committee that a final agreement to some all-embracing treaty that preserved the current position as far as possible, albeit on a different legal basis from the current one, and—more importantly—if it sought to preserve the capacity for us to innovate further in future in our relationship with European partners, might mean that the practical impact of Brexit from the UK or Scottish...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
10 June 2019
The Human Tissue (Authorisation)(Scotland) Bill - Stage 3 Proceedings - About the Bill
Retrieved from <a href="https://parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Human%20Tissue%20(Authorisation)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill32S052018.pdf" target="_blank">https://parliament.scot/S5_Bills/Human%20Tissue%20(Authorisation)%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill32S052018.pdf</a> is a Scottish Government Bill which contains proposals to introduce a system of 'deemed au...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 April 2019
Scottish National Investment Bank Bill - Appendix C: Glossary
More details are available from https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2006/46/section/22
Financial transactions: These are a form of capital budget allocated by HM Treasury to the Scottish Government which can only be used for the provision of loans or equity investment beyond the public sector and cannot be used to fund public services.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 April 2019
Report on Scottish National Standardised Assessments - Use of teachers' time
Use of teachers' time
A regular theme of evidence in previous Committee inquiries this Parliamentary session is the number of priorities putting pressure on teaching time. Scottish Government policy at a national level should reflect the existing pressure on the education system.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 February 2019
Housing and Social Security - Support for making UC claims
With explicit consent having been given, a landlord can contact the DWP and once their identity has been confirmed the case manager will be able to talk to the landlord directly.
However, the Scottish Federation of Housing Associations (SFHA), has said that housing association staff have go through a separate consent process every time they try and sort o...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 February 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill - Pre-death procedures
One respondent stated, "Doctors should be concerned with prolonging the life of the patient, rather than viewing them as a source of organs".Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe) Publication, The Human Tissue (Authorisation) (Scotland) Bill, Page 35
The Law Society highlighted this issue in written evidence to us noting that careful consideration ...
Committee reports
Date published:
27 November 2018
Salmon farming in Scotland - Sea lice
Observations by Marine Scotland Science’s epidemiologists (Hall and Murray 2018) that average adult and ovigerous female sea lice numbers are at their lowest in four years are in line with the field experience of our veterinary surgeons and technicians working on Scottish sites.
Benchmark Holdings. (2018, April).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 October 2018
Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill - Overall policy objective
Qualified support is expressed in some submissions, with one from Scottish Women's Aid saying:
Despite our overall support for the Bill, we believe that the proposals have some serious omissions that will dilute both the intention and operation of the Bill.
Committee reports
Date published:
28 September 2018
Pow of Inchaffray Drainage Commission (Scotland) Bill - Second Consideration Stage Report - Introduction
Retrieved from <a href="http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Pow%20of%20Inchaffray%20Drainage%20Commission%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill09S052017.pdf" target="_blank">http://www.scottish.parliament.uk/Pow%20of%20Inchaffray%20Drainage%20Commission%20(Scotland)%20Bill/SPBill09S052017.pdf</a> [accessed 31 March 2017] (the Bill) was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 17 March 2017. It is a Private Bill being promoted by the Pow of Inchaffray Commissioners (the promoters) under procedures set out in Rule 9A of the Parliament's Standing Orders2Scottish Parliament Standing Orders.
Committee reports
Date published:
12 July 2018
What support works? Inquiry into attainment and achievement of school children experiencing poverty - Extracts of minutes
Attainment and Achievement of School Aged Children Experiencing Poverty: The Committee heard evidence from—
Gayle Gorman, Chief Inspector of Education and Chief Executive,
Elizabeth Morrison, Interim Strategic Director,
Louise Turnbull, HM Inspector and Interim Assistant Director, and
Gail Copland, Attainment Advisor, Education Scotland;
and then from—
John Swinney, Cabinet Secretary for Education and Skills, Scottish...
