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SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 August 2021
Local government finance: concepts, trends and debates
Figure 4 (below) updates this by showing the change in the local government revenue budget compared to the best comparable figure for the Scottish Government's revenue budget (Scottish Government departmental resource limit as set out in annual Budget documents).
Committee reports
Date published:
11 December 2020
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Continuity) (Scotland) Bill: Stage 2
The Bill therefore provides flexibility so that the most appropriate legislative vehicle can be used, depending on specific circumstances, while allowing alignment with EU law where that is in the best interests of Scotland.
The Scottish Government would expect that early engagement with the Parliament on proposals to align would provide an opportunity for ...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 November 2018
Transport (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1 - Annex : Written correspondence with the Scottish Government
This will provide practical illustrations for local transport authorities to consider when developing partnerships, and it is envisaged that the regulations will be updated over time to reflect best practice. It is not considered that the additional levels of parliamentary scrutiny afforded affirmative procedure are necessary for regulations made under new ...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
13 June 2017
European Economic Area Membership
Analysis by O'Brien and Pech for the EU Law Analysis blog suggests that, whilst Article 112 of the EEA Agreement is an option for restricting freedom of movement, it is unlikely it'd be used as it would likely result in counter measures:
Assuming that the UK aims and is able to remain part of the EEA after its eventual exit from the EU, triggering this provision with the view of limiting EEA labour immigration to the UK would not however be cost-free. Indeed, and to the best...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
16 March 2007
S2W-32243
Secondly, for undeveloped andsparsely developed areas, it says that they are not suitable for additionaldevelopment.The SPP points out that thecalculated probability of a flood occurring has to be treated as a best estimateand not a precise forecast.
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 June 2006
S2W-26612
It is for each local authority, in conjunction with the local ChildcarePartnership, to decide how best to allocate this funding at the local level.In 2003, the Executive publishedSchool’s Out – Framework for the Development of Out of School Care http://www.scotland.gov.uk/Publications/2003/02/16322/17791.This publication includes atSection 11, sustainabilit...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
13 March 2006
S2W-23172
It is then a matter for eachindividual council to decide how best to deploy these resources based on localneeds and priorities.In addition, the Executive’sGaelic Specific Grant and an element of the National Priorities Action Fundrelating to the Executive’s commitment to having 53,000 additional teachers by2007 may have some bearing on financial support of ...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
6 March 2006
S2W-22992
It is vital that local authorities retainthe freedom to secure maximum efficiency improvements where they judge best. Imposingthe same level of savings on all providers doesn’t offer any incentive to providersto improve efficiencies.However, the Scottish Executivehas issued guidance that all services and service providers must be treated fairlyand objective...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
19 December 2005
S2W-21454
The Public Health Nurse brings together the best of health visiting and school nursing into a single discipline providing a greater focus on addressing the health needs of Scotland’s communities.In addition, NHS Education for Scotland have developed a competency framework for nursing in schools which provides the baseline for the development of education an...
Questions and Answers
Date answered:
15 December 2005
S2W-21472
The summit was also an opportunity to meet with ministers from regional governments and I look forward to exploring future collaboration on climate change covering a wide range of areas, including best practice in developing emerging green industries, sharing communications and educational strategies and implementing policies to enhance adaptive capacity to...
