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SPICe briefings
Date published:
22 September 2025
Men's mental health in Scotland - Gender and gambling-related harm
., while women tend to prefer to gamble via bingo, lottery activities and slot machines10Ladd, G.T., & Petry, N.M. (2002).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 July 2025
Intergovernmental activity update Q2 2025 - Regulatory developments
Regulatory developments
This section summarises other intergovernmental activity to help manage the UK internal market.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
31 July 2025
Intergovernmental activity update Q2 2025 - UK Internal Market Act exclusions
Glue traps
The Wildlife Management and Muirburn (Scotland) Act 2024 provides for bans on the purchase, sale, and use of rodent glue traps. The Q1 2024 intergovernmental activity update and SPICe briefing on the Bill ahead of Stage 3 debate summarise the discussions about glue traps and a potential UKIMA exclusion relating to the sale of glue traps during th...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 April 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill - What the Bill does (sections 5-9)
Existing National Park aims (2000 Act) Aims in the Bill (a)to conserve and enhance the natural and cultural heritage of the area(a) to conserve and enhance the area’s natural and cultural heritage,(b)to promote sustainable use of the natural resources of the area(b) to promote sustainable management and use of the area’s natural resources,(c)to promote understanding and enjoyment (including enjoyment in the form of recreation) of the special qualities of the area by the public(c) to promote public understanding and enjoyment of the area’s natural and cultural heritage(d)to promote sustainable economic and social development of the area’s communities(d) to promote sustainable economic, social and cultural development of the area’s communitiesWithout limit to the generality of the above aims, those aims include:(a) restoring and regenerating biodiversity in the area,(b) mitigating and adapting to climate change,(c) supporting access to and within the area,(d) encouraging recreation in the area,(e) promoting sustainable tourism and visitor management, and(f) promoting sustainable development activity...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
29 April 2025
Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill - Context for the Bill: the nature emergency
The review sought to understand how ecosystems are affected by economic activity, and how we should account for nature in economics and decision-making.
Committee reports
Date published:
4 February 2025
Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill - Stage 1 Report - Flexibility and autonomy
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The purpose of residential outdoor education need not be to provide outdoor activities; it might be to provide outdoor learning as part of a language trip or a history trip.
Committee reports
Date published:
14 October 2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26 - Prevention
Caroline Cameron, Chief Officer of North Ayshire IJB, told the Committee that while shifting the balance of care has been challenging, there had been success in some areas, stating:
When it comes to progress on shifting the balance of care, we often think of that only in relation to how we are shifting activity from acute hospitals into the community, which...
Committee reports
Date published:
11 October 2024
Pre-Budget Scrutiny 2025-26: Funding for Culture - Strategic investment
It said there is an “urgent need to prioritise sustaining the sector over any new projects and initiatives, to invest in core activity, maintaining the infrastructure and capacity building and in supporting our workforce of freelancers and staff.”10Written submission from Culture Counts. (2024).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
3 October 2024
Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament: A Reflection of Session 5 - What is post-legislative scrutiny?
Journal of Legislative Studies, 25(3), 340-357. doi: https://doi.org/10.1080/13572334.2019.1633778Post-legislative scrutiny is therefore not just a technical activity which parliaments can undertake, rather it is a valuable tool which they have in order to ensure that public policy actually delivers for the electorate.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
9 September 2024
Local Government Finance: facts and figures 2024 - Performance data and changes over time
The Improvement Service collects and presents a range of data which helps councils compare performance against a number of indicators that cover most areas of local government activity. According to the Improvement Service website, the Framework:
..reflects a commitment by SOLACE (Scotland) and COSLA to develop better measurement and comparable data in orde...
