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Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill
Feb. 25 2025
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The Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill aims to establish a right for people diagnosed with a drug and/or alcohol addiction to receive a treatment determination and treatment. The Bill would also allow people diagnosed as having a drug and/or alcohol addiction to participate in the decision making about their treatment. This briefing outlines the proposals in the Bill and a
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Inheritance law in Scotland - 2025 update
Feb. 18 2025
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Inheritance law, also known as succession law, provides the rules about what happens to a person's property, money and possessions when they die. This briefing summarises the current law in this area. It describes some recent, but relatively limited, legislative reforms. The briefing also explores the unsuccessful attempts to reform the law more fundamentally.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2024
Jan. 30 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 four (October to December) of 2024.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Scottish Leids Bill: consideration afore Stage 3
Jan. 14 2025
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This briefin supports Memmers in their consideration o the Scottish Leids Bill at Stage 3. The briefin maks cutty the provisions o the Bill as pit forrit, wheen o the main threaps at Stage 1, whit wey the Bill was amendit at Stage 2, and a puckle o ither ongauns syne the Bill wis pit forrit.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Bile nan Cànan Albannach: beachdachadh air ro Ìre 3
Jan. 14 2025
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Tha am brath-ullachaidh seo a’ toirt taic do Bhuill ann a bhith a’ beachdachadh air Bile nan Cànan Albannach aig Ìre 3. Tha am brath-ullachaidh a’ toirt geàrr-chunntas air ullachaidhean a’ Bhile mar a chaidh a thoirt a-steach, cuid de na prìomh dheasbadan aig Ìre 1, mar a chaidh am Bile atharrachadh aig Ìre 2, agus grunn leasachaidhean eile bho chaidh am Bile a thoirt a-steach.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Scottish Languages Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3
Jan. 14 2025
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This briefing supports Members in their consideration of the Scottish Languages 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 several other developments since the Bill was introduced.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and their potential policy
Jan. 10 2025
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This briefing is the first output from a SPICe academic fellowship exploring barriers to physical activity in Scotland. It outlines the legislative landscape concerning physical activity funding in Scotland, summarises the current knowledge base concerning barriers to physical activity, identifies gaps in the evidence, and highlights potential policy solutions.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to
Jan. 06 2025
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Stage 3 proceedings for the Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill are scheduled to take place on Wednesday 15 January 2025. This briefing outlines the main issues considered during Stages 1 and 2.
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Local government finance: Budget 2025-26 and provisional allocations to local
Dec. 20 2024
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This briefing focuses on both the overall local government settlement for 2025-26, 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. It looks at how provisional allocations have changed over the year and how individual council allocations
Scottish Parliamentary Research (SPICe)
Local government finance: Budget 2025-26 and provisional allocations to local
Dec. 20 2024
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This briefing focuses on both the overall local government settlement for 2025-26, 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. It looks at how provisional allocations have changed over the year and how individual council allocations