Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament in Session 6: A Strategic
Jun. 18 2025
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During Session 6 of the Scottish Parliament, post-legislative scrutiny was declared to be a strategic priority. This briefing provides an evaluation of the post-legislative scrutiny undertaken by committees during Session 6. It highlights the full post-legislative scrutiny inquiries undertaken by committees (i.e. where a formal inquiry was followed by a written report), as well as
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill
May. 27 2025
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Community wealth building is an approach to economic development. The Community Wealth Building (Scotland) Bill aims to ensure that local authorities and other parts of the public sector implement community wealth building across Scotland. This briefing presents background information and relevant research, before setting out the provisions of the Bill.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) The right to know: freedom of information in Scotland
May. 14 2025
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The Freedom of Information (Scotland) Act 2002 gives everyone the right to ask for any information held by a Scottish public authority. This briefing explains the 2002 Act and key features of the freedom of information regime in Scotland. It also considers recent policy and legislative proposals to change the freedom of information regime in Scotland.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill
May. 01 2025
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The UEFA European Championship (Scotland) Bill aims to meet commitments required by UEFA in relation to the protection of commercial rights for UEFA and its commercial partners to host the tournament in Glasgow during summer 2028. This Bill proposes restrictions on ticket touting, street trading and advertising which strengthens current legislation to meet UEFA
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill
Apr. 29 2025
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The Natural Environment (Scotland) Bill was introduced to the Scottish Parliament on 19 February 2025. It is a Government Bill that aims to support work to restore and protect the natural environment in Scotland.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) The UK Employment Rights Bill
Apr. 29 2025
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This briefing describes the key topics covered by the UK Employment Rights Bill. This Bill is a significant piece of legislation currently being considered at Westminster. Although a UK Parliament Bill, the Bill is important in a Scottish context, as most of it applies to Scotland.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Intergovernmental activity update Q1 2025
Apr. 24 2025
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This update gives an overview of intergovernmental activity of relevance to the Scottish Parliament between the Scottish Government and the UK Government, the Welsh Government, and the Northern Ireland Executive during quarter one (January to March) of 2025.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill
Apr. 24 2025
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The Tertiary Education and Training (Funding and Governance) (Scotland) Bill is a Government Bill introduced in the Parliament on 5 February 2025. It aims to simplify the funding landscape for tertiary education and training, and forms part of the Scottish Government's implementation of the recommendations from the 2023 Independent Review of the Skills Delivery Landscape.