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SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 April 2020
Issue 4: EU-UK future relationship negotiations - Extension decisions
If the decision to extend is a one-off, as the withdrawal agreement states, then its important to get the length right . Too short and a second (or third) wave of coronavirus cases would cause renewed disruption.
Committee reports
Date published:
5 December 2019
Female Genital Mutilation (Protection and Guidance) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Recording FGM
She added that the Scottish Government is working with NHS boards and data collection agencies alongside communities “to make sure that we get it right.”Official Report, 14 November, col.9
Without a baseline, it is difficult to measure the success of interventions and to allocate resources.
Committee reports
Date published:
13 November 2019
Stage 1 Report on the Scottish Elections (Franchise and Representations) Bill - The extension of the franchise to asylum seekers
She noted that:
“There have been reports from the Red Cross about delays to people receiving their biometric residence card, which has their national insurance number on it, after they get their leave to remain. If someone does not have that when they register to vote, they might be asked by the electoral registration officer to give more information.”iiiSt...
Committee reports
Date published:
6 November 2019
Pre-budget scrutiny 2020-21 - Jobs and conditionality
If the question is survivability of the business and safeguarding of jobs, then it is even more important, and conditionality should not get in the way of common sense. In short, these conditions need to be flexible in the light of local circumstances and not hard and fast rules.vWritten evidence
However, it was also highlighted by STUC that companies will...
Committee reports
Date published:
18 July 2019
Post-legislative Scrutiny: Control of Dogs (Scotland) Act 2010 - Dogs on leads at all times
As was noted elsewhere in the evidence session “quite a lot of (small) dogs are confined, get frustrated, and then attack".3Scottish Kennel Club.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 June 2019
A review of convergence funding for agriculture in Scotland - Who gets Pillar 1 funding in Scotland?
Who gets Pillar 1 funding in Scotland?
In relation to the convergence issue, Fergus Ewing, Cabinet Secretary for the Rural Economy, has said -
Scottish hill farmers are owed £160 million, which the UK Government has repeatedly ignored1Scottish Government. (2018, May 12).
Committee reports
Date published:
21 June 2019
Presumption Against Short Periods of Imprisonment (Scotland) Order 2019 - Should certain offences be excluded from the provision?
Police Scotland noted that in respect of Registered Sex Offenders (RSOs), very few RSOs get sentences of less than 3 months so "there has been no great impact experienced thus far, with 6 months being the lowest imprisonment period for RSOs and is regularly applied."
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 May 2019
Overview of private rented housing reforms in Scotland - Direct policy reforms - context
Furthermore, as the new tenancies were based on a default fixed-term, and could be ended relatively easily, landlords would also have certainty that they could get their property back easily if they needed to sell and access their capital.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 March 2019
Report on children and young people's mental health - The Audit Scotland report
As a result, it is concerning to the Committee that the Audit Scotland report describes a “complex and fragmented” system of mental health services for children and young people, making it difficult for them and their families and carers to get the support that they need. It is evident from the report and the evidence that the Committee received that the pr...
Committee reports
Date published:
1 October 2018
I won't see you in court: alternative dispute resolution in Scotland - Legislation on alternative dispute resolution
Providing for mediation in legislation can be a constructive way for the Parliament to add to what is there and maybe to take away some of the obstacles that get in the way of mediation, given that in many cases the obstacle is that the opportunity for mediation is simply not well known.
