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SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 June 2020
Issue 8: EU-UK Future Relationship Negotiations - UK legal text special edition
In broad terms, the DFFA proposes that the current arrangements on determining fishing opportunities will end and that “in line with the UK's commitment to best available science, future fishing opportunities should be based on the principle of zonal attachment (See Box 1).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 June 2019
Referendums (Scotland) Bill
An overview of current thinking on best practice for referendums is also given.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 February 2019
Children (Equal Protection from Assault) (Scotland) Bill
Incorporation of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child
The Scottish Government states: "we want to make Scotland the best place in the world for a child to grow up".
Committee reports
Date published:
7 February 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Census (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Special attention was also given to the topic of ethnicity for 2011, to identify the best question not only for the census but also for use in other government surveys.ivPolicy Memorandum, p. 2.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
21 August 2018
The Climate Change (Emissions Reduction Targets) (Scotland) Bill
However, if really big changes to our best understanding of the current emissions levels keep on occurring, it might be necessary at some future point to adjust the targets.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 August 2017
Civil Litigation (Expenses and Group Proceedings) (Scotland) Bill
Where compensation is awarded by the court, and the solicitor does not advise acceptance of periodical payments, the court must agree that this is in the pursuer's "best interests".
Where compensation is paid as a result of an agreement between the parties, an independent actuary must agree that payment in a lump sum is in the pursuer's "best interests".
Committee reports
Date published:
1 April 2017
Stage One Report on the Air Departure Tax (Scotland) Bill
This would afford the Parliament the best opportunity for full and effective scrutiny of this significant aspect of the Bill’s policy.
Committee reports
Date published:
3 March 2026
Health, Social Care and Sport Committee Report on the Draft Climate Change Plan
The Committee welcomes evidence that a growing number of health boards are implementing sustainable travel schemes and options for patients and staff, and encourages further sharing of best practice in this area. The Committee notes that health boards should maintain momentum in collaborating with other authorities and providers to ensure that large hospita...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
2 March 2026
Digital Assets (Scotland) Bill - consideration prior to Stage 3
Bridging the gap between law and technology
Providing clarity for technologists
The Economy and Fair Work Committee supported the Scottish Government's property law approach to defining digital assets as the best way of future proofing the definition.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 January 2026
Delegated powers in the Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
Also, it allows for guidance to be issued and updated quickly and given that guidance might be extensive, detailed and non-regulatory, requiring parliamentary scrutiny might not be the best use of parliamentary time.
During the Stage 2 debate on the amendments to the Bill, the Minister for Further and Higher Education stated that his amendment:
will amend t...
