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SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 October 2025
Contract (Formation and Remedies) (Scotland) Bill - Part 1 - Formation of contract
The Explanatory Notes state that, "this is a broad and flexible test which enables contracting parties to deliver notifications to each other in the way which suits their needs best" (para. 55).
Section 13(4) provides illustrative examples of when notification is taken to have reached a person in commonly encountered situations.
Committees
Last updated:
31 July 2025
Guide for witnesses
You're there to share your story, knowledge or expertise.
Feeling prepared
The best way to feel prepared about what might happen on the day is read through this guidance.
Last updated:
19 February 2025
Improving attendance: guidance for staff
It is about supporting people and getting the best from them. The interview will also help you to:
feel welcome and valued on your return;
confirm that you really are fit to return to work;
explain to the reasons for your absence to your manager;
provide your line manager with sufficient information to enable him or her to complete the Retu...
Committee reports
Date published:
15 November 2024
Delegated powers in the Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
Schedule 6A (as amended) extended the list of eligibility criteria for childhood assistance that the Scottish Ministers must make provision for within regulations to include individuals in receipt of Best Start Grants including Pregnancy and Baby Payment, Early Learning Payment and School Age Payment.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 October 2024
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum on the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill (UK Parliament legislation)
Given the limited practical impact of this Bill in Scotland, and the policy being reserved to the UK Parliament, the Committee agrees that any debate on the principles underlying the Bill is best conducted by the UK Parliament. We have no particular Scottish impacts to highlight.
Committee reports
Date published:
18 March 2024
Stage 1 report on the Agriculture and Rural Communities (Scotland) Bill - Section 9 - power to cap support and assistance
Scottish Government officials explained that the proposed power had been included in the Bill as “there might be a reason to continue to use those powers in order to ensure that we get best value for public money in supporting those who most need the support”.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 March 2024
Public participation in the Scottish Parliament: Understanding the core principles of deliberative democracy and creating a framework for measuring impact - 6: Toolkit for evaluating deliberative practice
Help organisers to learn and develop best practice.
Give public trust in parliament (OECD 20211OECD. (2021).
Committee reports
Date published:
6 November 2023
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2024-25: The Sustainability of Scotland's Finances - Fiscal sustainability: context
The MTFS noted that the Scottish Government has created an external tax advisory group “to consider how best to engage with the public and other stakeholders on the future direction of tax policy, including whether a national conversation on tax is required”.
Committee reports
Date published:
9 October 2023
Female participation in sport and physical activity - Funding
The Committee would also be interested to see more sporting bodies being encouraged to undertake analysis of the social return on investment in their sport, including the wider benefits to female health and wellbeing.
Drawing on best practice examples from other countries, the Committee would support an element of conditionality being introduced to the allo...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2023
Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill - Scottish waste targets and trends
published in 2016 is considered to provide the best insight to date on the scale of food and drink waste.
