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Committee reports
Date published:
3 May 2024
Post-legislative scrutiny of the Social Care (Self-directed Support) (Scotland) Act 2013: Phase 1 - What the Committee heard
One workstream also argued that the Committee should focus on ensuring that a process of constructive, overt and explicit test and challenge is built into the implementation of SDS with a view to delivering active and transparent continuous improvement.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
30 April 2024
Scottish Leids Bill - Chynge Tae the Definition o Schuil Education
The noo, section 1(5) reads—
In this Act—
(a) “schuil education” means progressive education appropriate tae the requirements o schuilbairns, regaird bein gien tae the age, ability and aptitude o sic schuilbairns, and includes—
(i) early learnin and bairncare;
(ii) provision fur special educational needs;
(iii) the teachin o Gaelic in Gaelic-speakin areas;
(b) further education includes—
(i) …
(ii) voluntary pairt-time and fou-time courses o instruction fur persons ower schuil age;
(iii) social, cultural and recreative ongauns and physical education and trainin, either as voluntary organised activities...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 April 2024
Scotland's Commissioner Landscape - A Strategic Approach - England/UK-wide
State any matters on which the Commissioner proposes to report during that period.
State any other activities the Commissioner proposes to undertake during that period in the exercise of the Commissioner’s functions.3Modern Slavery Act 2015. (2015).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
19 April 2024
Scotland's Commissioner Landscape - A Strategic Approach - Considerations for the coherence of Scotland's Commissioner model
Interviewees stressed the importance of ensuring that any new commissioner complements existing activity and does not duplicate powers or take away powers from existing commissioners.
Committee reports
Date published:
23 March 2023
New vessels for the Clyde and Hebrides: Arrangements to deliver vessels 801 and 802 - Launch of vessel 801
I will put it very simply: we could not dictate to the yard what it should do, but, on 21 November, when vessel 801 was launched, we had very active discussions with [the former director of FMEL’s] team in which we said that the launch would be too premature.2Official Report, 30 June. (2022).
Committee reports
Date published:
1 December 2022
Report on the Financial Memorandum for the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - National Care Service and care boards
However, questions have been asked about the accuracy of the 3% standard increase that has been applied on all years to show growth in activity and any pressures above inflation.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 December 2022
Report on the Financial Memorandum for the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill - VAT liability
The Minister’s letter explains that “Section 33 is a Full Recovery Model which allows all VAT costs associated with both taxable business and non-business activities to be recovered, [while] Section 41 permits a body to claim a refund of VAT incurred on some services but not all.”5Scottish Parliament. (2022).
Committee reports
Date published:
2 July 2022
Robbing Peter to pay Paul: Low income and the debt trap - Part 2: Management and recovery of "public debt"
This should include:
information on identifying customers who can’t pay their debts or who need additional support to do so
a requirement for active liaison with, and referral to, money advice services
processes to ensure a proportionate approach to debt enforcement
structures to enable performance across the sector to be monitored and improved
an evaluatio...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 June 2022
Plant Varieties and Seeds Common Framework - Scope
In practice, there are occasions when the delivery bodies of the parties combine enforcement activities of plant health and PVS regulatory requirements which leads to the cross-over in governance.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
27 June 2022
Judicial Review - A snapshot of some recent high-profile cases
High-profile judicial review actions tend to be those that involve legal challenges to key policy decisions by the UK and Scottish governments. Two areas of government activity have been particularly prominent in this regard in recent years:
the UK's decision to leave the EU (Brexit) and the implementation of that decision
the UK and Scottish governments' r...
