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Questions and Answers
Date answered:
18 June 2025
S6W-38359
To ask the Scottish Government for what reason £212,500 was provided to Show Racism the Red Card between 2017-18 and 2020-21 as part of the Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund; what this funding was used for, and what the outcomes were of the Tackling Contemporary Racism v.2 project. The Promoting Equality and Cohesion Fund initially ran from 2017 t...
Questions and Answers
Date lodged:
17 April 2024
S6O-03335
To ask the Scottish Government what discussions it has had with Police Scotland and the Scottish Police Authority regarding plans to incorporate any precedent set by the Miller v College of Policing case into the recording of non-crime hate incidents.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 April 2025
The UK Employment Rights Bill - Background
The Woolworths case (2015)
How the number of affected employees should be counted when a business is spread over multiple geographical locations was the subject of litigation in a case usually known as the Woolworths case (2015).1 Usdaw and another v WW Realisation 1 Ltd (in liquidation) and others [2015] IRLR 577 ECJ. (2015).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 August 2021
Legal aid - how it works - Advice at the police station
This is usually provided by telephone but can also be face to face.
In the case of Cadder v HMA ([2010] UKSC 43), it was held that the lack of access to advice from a solicitor in these circumstances was a breach of the right to a fair trial under the European Convention on Human Rights.
Committee reports
Date published:
19 November 2020
Review of the Presiding Officer's determination to identify a Scottish Law Commission Bill as defined in Rule 9.17A of Standing Orders - The Presiding Officer's determination
This criteria, which consist of five separate tests, say that an SLC Bill is a Bill:
i. where there is a wide degree of consensus amongst key stakeholders about the need for reform and the approach recommended;
ii. which does not relate directly to criminal law reform;
iii. which does not have significant financial implications;
iv. which does not have significant European Convention on Human Rights (ECHR) implications; and
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SPICe briefings
Date published:
6 March 2018
UK Withdrawal from the European Union (Legal Continuity) (Scotland) Bill - Legal challenge
For example, AXA General Insurance v The Lord Advocate and others [2011] when insurance companies challenged the legality of the Damages (Asbestos - related Conditions) (Scotland) Act 2009.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 October 2017
How can we reduce obesity in Scotland? - Surgery and pharmaceuticals
., McPherson, K., Mardell, J., & Parry, V. (2007). Tackling Obesities: Future Choices.
Committee reports
Date published:
11 October 2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Funding for Culture - Strategic investment
Retrieved from https://www.parliament.scot/chamber-and-committees/official-report/search-what-was-said-in-parliament/CEEAC-12-09-2024?meeting=15994
V&A Dundee suggested that the indicative increase in the culture portfolio for 2025-26 should be prioritised according to a plan that considers the relationship between funding, strategy, and outcomes.”
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 May 2019
Brexit and veterinary workforce pressures - A perfect storm? - Attracting and retaining migrant vets after Brexit
Retrieved from <a href="https://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/News,_campaigns_and_policies/Policies/Future_of_the_profession/brexit-and-veterinary-profession-v.1.0.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.bva.co.uk/uploadedFiles/Content/News,_campaigns_and_policies/Policies/Future_of_the_profession/brexit-and-veterinary-profession-v.1.0.pdf</a> [accessed 1 April 2019]
There are concerns that the veterinary profession will not be recognised as an area of priority in post-Brexit immigration policy.
Committee reports
Date published:
20 April 2017
Stage 1 Report on the Limitation (Childhood Abuse) (Scotland) Bill - Arguments in support of the removal of the limitation period
(This case is also known as ‘EA v GN’). In oral evidence, Kim Leslie, representing the Law Society, suggested that the reason the section 19A discretion had not been used by the courts may be due to the "natural conservatism" of the Scottish judiciary.7Scottish Parliament Justice Committee. (2017, February 28).
