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SPICe briefings
Date published:
7 November 2022
Retained EU Law and the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill - Reception of the Bill
utm_source=https://www.hansardsociety.org.uk [accessed 25 October 2022]Sir Jonathan Jones KC, former head of the UK Government Legal Department, has raised concerns about the impact of the Bill on legal certainty, saying:
I think it is absolutely ideological and symbolic rather than about real policy...As far as I can see there is no indication of which areas the government is thinking of retaining and which it is getting...
News
Published:
8 August 2022
Citizens' panel to help shape how the Parliament engages with the people of Scotland
Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Convener, Jackson Carlaw MSP, said:
“This is a unique opportunity to help shape the way the Scottish Parliament works with the people of Scotland and I would encourage everyone who receives an invitation over the coming weeks to register and get involved.
“We know that the Parliament doesn’t hear ...
Committee reports
Date published:
2 July 2022
Robbing Peter to pay Paul: Low income and the debt trap - Part 1: Low income and debt
A YouGov poll conducted for Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggested that, during the pandemic, more than 60,000 people in Scotland had either got into debt for the first time or seen existing debts get worse.1Citizens Advice Scotland. (2022).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
24 May 2022
Children and young people's mental health in Scotland - The third sector
We need to fill that gap between universal services and very specialist services such as CAMHS with that whole-family support and community-based offer that any parent or carer, without stigma or shame, can reach out to and access quickly to get the support that they need.4Health, Social Care and Sport Committee. (2022, January 11).
Committee reports
Date published:
28 April 2022
Fireworks and Pyrotechnic Articles (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report - Conclusions and recommendations
On a licence fee
Conclusion: The Committee notes the commitment by the Minister to ensure the fee for the licensing scheme is not too expensive to ensure that people can get a licence quickly and easily. In her view, any fee should not prohibit people from accessing fireworks for responsible enjoyment.
Committee reports
Date published:
25 January 2022
Report on Petition PE1817: End Conversion Therapy - Gender identity
“We believe that parents have the right to bring up their children according to the moral beliefs that they have [and] were a ban such as this passed it would make it a lot more difficult for parents … to get help for a gender dysphoric child".vEqualities, Human Rights and Civil Justice Committee (Session 6), Official Report Tuesday 16 November 2021, Col 16...
Committees
Published:
25 November 2021
Keith Talbot submission of 25 November 2021
If you however wish to now please feel free to get on touch..
PE1859_R Keith Talbot submission of 25 November 2021.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
23 September 2021
Legal aid - policy issues - The recommendations of the independent review of legal aid
The review recommended that this should change, so that recipients were treated the same as those getting other types of legal aid. This is one of several areas where the review argued that the system could be made fairer.
Committees
Published:
1 September 2021
Thomas Mann submission of 1 September 2021
I would also point the committee to the fact that as I was not able to get a solicitor, the general department in the Court of Session guided me through my appeal and instructed me to reclaim the last Interlocutor in the case, and stated that this had the effect of reclaiming all of the interlocutors!
SPICe briefings
Date published:
5 August 2021
Carer's Allowance Supplement (Scotland) Bill - Other support for carers
These other funds include:
an increased budget for the Scottish Welfare Fund which provides discretionary grants for people in a crisis situation or to maintain a settled way of life
Self-isolation Support Grant of £500 for those on low incomes
Low income pandemic payment for people getting Council Tax Reduction. £130 paid by end October 2021.
temporary £20...
