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SPICe briefings
Date published:
25 March 2026
Preventative spending in Scotland - Budget scrutiny
In her response, the Cabinet Secretary for Finance and Local Government highlighted the Government's pilot activity on budget tagging:
The preventative spend budget tagging approach is currently being developed as part of a pilot process across Scottish Government portfolios and wider public sector partners.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 March 2026
Children (Care, Care Experience and Services Planning) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3 - Section 4
On the other hand, amendment 150, in the name of Willie Rennie MSP, requires regulations made under section 4 to provide independent, opt‑out advocacy - meaning that a person is automatically referred unless they actively choose not to engage. The amendment further says that this advocacy must offer long‑term, relationship‑based support, enable advocates to...
Committee reports
Date published:
19 December 2025
Stage 1 report on the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill - Section 8 – Assignations to family members
The National Farmers Union Scotland highlighted a “spread of different opinions about the three-croft limit”, especially from its members in Shetland where it is more common for crofters to own several crofts and “who had concerns about its potential to stifle active crofters”. The Scottish Crofting Federation said that the three-croft limit “feels a bit a...
Committee reports
Date published:
17 December 2025
Report on the Legislative Consent Memorandum for the Sentencing Bill (UK Parliament legislation) - Outline of the UK Bill
Provisions made with regard to offenders of particular concern to ensure that offences involving or connected with a threat to national security become eligible for Sentences for Offenders of Particular Concern (SOPC)
Changes to rehabilitation requirements, to allow probation practitioners to decide the volume of rehabilitation activity that an individual s...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
17 December 2025
Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: A summary of stage 2 proceedings - Conscientious Objection
Greater clarification on what ‘participation’ entails for the purposes of conscientious objection and the inclusion within this of any activities which would facilitate assisted dying (amendment 190).
Committee reports
Date published:
21 November 2025
Pre-Budget scrutiny 2026-27: funding for culture - 2026-27 evidence
NGS stated that the Scottish Government could adopt a more active role as a “cultural to commercial matchmaker, supporting medium to long term partnerships between cultural institutions and sectors such as sport, health, education, and fashion” and suggested that “a national framework to identify, facilitate, and co fund these partnerships would multiply op...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
28 October 2025
Scotland's water industry: overview of regulation and key challenges - 6.1.2 Catchment management
Retrieved from https://www.deepartnership.org/about-us/our-partners/ [accessed 27 June 2025]
Key activities of the Dee Catchment Partnership includes:
River and Floodplain Restoration: The partnership restores natural river flows and reconnects rivers with their floodplains to reduce flooding and enhance habitats.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Gambling and mental health
In severe cases, it can increase risks of individuals becoming involved in criminal activity to fund their gambling behaviour6World Health Organization . (2024).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
1 September 2025
Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill - Freedom of information officer
The EU’s General Data Protect Regulation (GDPR), retained in UK law as the UK GDPR, requires the appointment of a data protection officer in public authorities or bodies if they carry out certain types of processing activities. The DPA gives these provisions further effect and clarifies the role of a data “controller”.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 August 2025
Prostitution (Offences and Support) (Scotland) Bill - Quashing of historic convictions
It does not reverse the conviction, and a person with a conviction for same-sex sexual activity that is now legal would have to apply for a disregard if they wish to ensure that information about the conviction is disregarded from criminal records information held by the police.
