Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill - Briefing Prior to Stage 3
Dec. 10 2026
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This briefing supports Members in their consideration of the Schools (Residential Outdoor Education) (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3. The briefing summarises the provisions of the Bill as introduced, some of the main debates at Stage 1, how the Bill was amended at Stage 2, and some of the wider process-related debates around the Bill.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Preventative spending in Scotland
Mar. 25 2026
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This briefing explores prevention as a principle of public service delivery which includes risk avoidance and mitigation, long-term thinking, and linking spending and outcomes. The briefing includes an overview of challenges with implementation of prevention, international examples and summaries of interviews with subject experts.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) The impact of cash transfers in the first 1000 days on child health outcomes and health
Mar. 25 2026
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This briefing presents findings from research undertaken as part of an Academic Fellowship between October 2025 and March 2026. Emma Stewart (University of Glasgow) explores the international evidence for payments in the prenatal and postnatal period. In Scotland, these payments include the Best Start Grant.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Resources and Waste Common Framework
Mar. 25 2026
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This briefing discusses the Resources and Waste Provisional Common Framework. The Resources and Waste Framework sets out how the UK and devolved governments propose to work together on policies that relate to resource and waste efficiency as part of the wider approach to delivering a circular economy. It also provides background information on the common
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill: consideration in advance of Stage 3
Mar. 10 2026
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This briefing summarises scrutiny of the Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill to date in advance of the Parliament's consideration at Stage 3. It sets out details of how the Bill was amended at Stage 2 and other significant developments or areas of debate.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Briefing prior to Stage 3
Mar. 10 2026
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This publication briefs Members of the Scottish Parliament on the provisions of the Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill and the key debates and amendments in relation to the Bill during Parliament's consideration at Stages 1 and 2 of the Bill process.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Dissolution of the Scottish Parliament
Mar. 10 2026
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Dissolution marks the end of a Session of the Scottish Parliament. This briefing explains the current arrangements governing timing of elections, dissolution, and the practical consequences that follow.