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Citizen Participation and Public Petitions Committee Consideration.
SPICe briefing.
SPICe briefing
Committee meetings
3 November 2021: The Committee agreed to write COSLA, Zero Waste Scotland, Keep Scotland Beautiful and Sustainable Scotland Network.
Extension of transition
In the last two weeks, a number of experts and newspaper editorials have called for the UK government to request an extension of the transition period as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
As discussed in a recent SPICe blog, any request for an extension to the transition period must be made (by either the UK or the EU) by the en...
Background and context
This briefing is the result of a joint project between SPICe and a research team from the University of Glasgow and Heriot Watt University, funded by SPICe and the University of Glasgow.
The 2018-19 settlement is explored in detail in the SPICe briefing on the Draft Budget 2018-19 and provisional allocations to local authorities1Burn-Murdoch, A. (2017, December 18).
The international negotiation process now and after the transition periodSPICeIt is (perhaps deliberately) not clear whether the declaration means there will be a link between access to waters and quota share, and trade, or not (see SPICe briefing Will fishing be discarded in the Brexit negotiations?
Most of the standards are former ‘HEAT’ targets, with HEAT being an acronym relating to four key objectives:
Health Improvement
Efficiency and Governance Improvements
Access to Services
Treatment Appropriate to Individuals.Scottish Parliament Information Centre. (2016) The National Health Service in Scotland. SPICe Briefing SB 16/100.
In addition to LDP sta...
The ONS also intimated that further public sector control may exist through the ability of some local authorities to exercise voting rights and through having powers over RSLs to appoint officers.1Scottish Parliament Information Centre (SPICe). (2017, November 16). Housing (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill.
Where is this evidence from: reviews or primary studies? Effect on obesity: Has SPICe identified evidence that these interventions reduce weight or BMI, either at the individual or population level?