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SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 May 2019
Overview of private rented housing reforms in Scotland - Executive Summary
Executive Summary
This briefing is the result of a project with the Urban Big Data Centre (UBDC) at the University of Glasgow and the UK Collaborative Centre for Housing Evidence (CaCHE) as part of SPICe’s academic engagement programme. It complements another briefing prepared as a part of the same project, Private renting reforms: how to evidence the impa...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
16 April 2019
The expansion of early learning and childcare - Assessment of the National Standard
Retrieved from <a href="https://www2.gov.scot/Publications/2018/12/9036/downloads" target="_blank">https://www2.gov.scot/Publications/2018/12/9036/downloads</a> [accessed 25 January 2019] The Scottish Government has stated that guidance on assessing the business sustainability criteria within the National Standard will be published in late April 2019, but to date, there has been no indication as to when other support materials for assessment of the National Standard will be provided.6Scottish Government. (2019, March). ELC Expansion Programme...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
15 January 2019
Scottish Government infrastructure investment - Plans for a Scottish National Investment Bank
Plans for a Scottish National Investment Bank
The 2017 Programme for Government included a commitment to establish a Scottish National Investment Bank (SNIB).
SPICe briefings
Date published:
26 November 2018
The UK's Departure from the European Union - An overview of the Withdrawal Agreement - Agriculture during the transition period
The publication of the Withdrawal Agreement confirms this.
Article 137 states:
the Union programmes and activities committed under the multi-annual financial framework for the years 2014-2020 ... shall be implemented in 2019 and 2020 with regard to the United Kingdom on the basis of the applicable Union law.
Committee reports
Date published:
10 May 2018
The impact of leaving the European Union on health and social care in Scotland. - Research workforce and collaboration
Most countries do not have the people to build a framework or proper network in areas such as rare disease making the ability to collaborate with other countries essential.Health and Sport Committee Official Report 13 Mar 2018 COL 5
The Royal Pharmaceutical Society Scotland noted "The strength of these collaborations is evidenced by the fact that 60% of the international co-authors on UK research publications are from the EU...However, there is already evidence of an increasing reluctance amongst EU collaborators to allow the UK to lead or even be involved in EU projects".The Royal Pharmaceutical Society written submission
The Scottish Government advised they are "keen to see on-going access for Scottish organisations to EU funded research programmes...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
20 March 2018
The impact of Brexit on Scotland's growth sectors - Box: Renewable Energy
Some earlier stage technologies benefit significantly from investment and funding support helping to kick-start a journey towards commercialisation – such as Horizon 2020 and the NER 300 programme for low-carbon energy projects.
Committee reports
Date published:
1 February 2018
Technology and innovation in health and social care - Lack of scaling up
With too many people trailing, piloting or conducting tests of change and not much seems to be collated and rolled out as a national initiative”.Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership written submission
The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) commented there has been limited uptake of technology enabled health and social care initiatives.The Royal College of Emergency Medicine written submission This view was echoed by South Lanarkshire HSCP who stated that lack of deployment at scale and programmes...
SPICe briefings
Date published:
11 October 2017
How can we reduce obesity in Scotland? - Recommendations from the McKinsey Global Institute
When ranked by DALYs saved, their top 10 interventions were:
Reducing portion sizes
Reformulation
Reducing the availability of high calorie food and drink.
Weight management programmes
Parental education
School curriculum
Providing healthy meals
Surgery
Labelling
Restricting price promotions
McKinsey Global Institute: interventions ranked by DALYs savedFo...
Committee reports
Date published:
21 September 2017
Stage 1 Report on the Domestic Abuse (Scotland) Bill - Scottish Government response
The Child Protection Improvement Programme report, published in March 2017, examined the current provision in the 1937 Act and concluded that it would benefit from being amended.
SPICe briefings
Date published:
14 September 2017
Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Bill - Public Sector Equality Duty
The listed public authorities are required to use the information to increase their diversity of board membership and as part of their recruitment and succession planning programmes. From April 2017, public authorities are required to report on the steps they are taking towards increasing diversity on their boards, as well as detailing the number of men and...
