Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Feb. 28 2024
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The Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill would make a variety of changes to the administration of Scottish social security, including: powers to create new benefits in future; changes to some of the rules for overpayments and challenging decisions; introducing compensation recovery; and a creating a new requirement to provide information to Social Security Scotland.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill
Feb. 28 2024
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The Aggregates Tax and Devolved Taxes Administration (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 14 November 2023. This briefing provides background to the Bill and summarises some of the key proposals within it.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill
Feb. 07 2024
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The Housing (Cladding Remediation) (Scotland) Bill provides a statutory basis for the Scottish Government to take action, alongside house builders, to tackle potentially unsafe cladding systems on buildings that are 11 metres tall or higher.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Local government finance: Budget 2024-25 and provisional
Feb. 06 2024
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This briefing focuses on both the overall local government settlement for 2024-25, as set out in the Scottish Government's Budget document, and the provisional allocations to local authorities, as set out in the most recent Local Government Finance Circular. The positions of the Scottish Government and COSLA are
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill
Feb. 01 2024
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The aim of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill is to remove the definition of 'woman' in section 2 of the Gender Representation on Public Boards (Scotland) Act 2018. This follows Court of Session decisions in 2022 that the definition was outwith the legislative competence of the Scottish Parliament and was 'not law'.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill
Jan. 31 2024
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The Abortion Services (Safe Access Zones) (Scotland) Bill creates the status of "protected premises" around facilities where abortion services are provided, and establishes safe access zones around these premises. Any activity that could prevent a person from accessing an abortion, or cause feelings of harassment or intimidation when accessing or providing abortion services,
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe) Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2023
Jan. 25 2024
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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 four (October-December) of 2023.