18 March 2016
This briefing provides a summary of the parliamentary scrutiny of the Burial and Cremation (Scotland) Bill prior to the Stage 3 proceedings which are scheduled to take place on Tuesday 22 March 2016.
16 March 2016
Stage 3 proceedings on the Abusive Behaviour and Sexual Harm (Scotland) Bill are scheduled to take place on 22 March 2016.
16 March 2016
This is a briefing on the Office for National Statistics' February 2016 Regional Labour Market release for Scotland.
16 March 2016
This briefing looks at Stage 1 and Stage 2 consideration of the Bankruptcy (Scotland) Bill. The Bill is a consolidation bill. It therefore makes no changes to the substantive law in this area.
15 March 2016
This Briefing discusses and analyses the Scottish Government’s recent proposals to reform Council Tax, in response to the report of the Commission on Local Tax Reform.
15 March 2016
This briefing aims to support MSPs with their constituency casework relating to major housing adaptaions.
10 March 2016
The briefing provides a range of factual information and analysis on local government finance, including the profile of the local government budget over time, council tax and non-domestic rates income and the funding of
8 March 2016
This briefing provides a summary of the parliamentary scrutiny of the Private Housing (Tenancies) (Scotland) Bill prior to the Stage 3 proceedings which are scheduled to take place on Thursday 17 March 2016.
7 March 2016
This briefing provides a summary of the main amendments to the Bill at Stage 2
2 March 2016
This briefing considers the parliamentary scrutiny of the Lobbying (Scotland) Bill prior to Stage 3 proceedings which are scheduled for 10 March 2016.
2 March 2016
Stage 3 proceedings on the Higher Education Governance (Scotland) Bill are scheduled to take place on 8 March 2016.
1 March 2016
Stage 3 proceedings on the Health (Tobacco, Nicotine etc. and Care) (Scotland) Bill will take place on 03 March 2016.
26 February 2016
This briefing looks at the impact of lower oil prices on the North East’s economy.
24 February 2016
This briefing examines the Blue Badge scheme in Scotland.
18 February 2016
This briefing looks at the statistics, summarises the policy measures in place and the associated levels of spending directed at tackling fuel poverty.
17 February 2016
This is a briefing on the Office for National Statistics' February 2016 Regional Labour Market release for Scotland.
11 February 2016
This briefing summarises the Export Statistics Scotland 2014 release from the Scottish Government, providing a breakdown of exports by sector and location.
10 February 2016
The Scottish Rate of Income Tax (SRIT) will be introduced in April 2016 and will apply equally to the three main income tax rates.
9 February 2016
This briefing considers a number of key issues highlighted by the Justice Committee in its stage 1 report, the Scottish Government’s response to those issues and relevant stage 2 amendments.
03 February 2016
This briefing summarises the legislative and non-legislative recommendations made by the Health and Sport Committee in its stage 1 report and the Scottish Government’s response.
02 February 2016
The Land and Buildings Transaction Tax (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 27 January 2016. The Finance Committee has been designated as the lead committee on the Bill.
27 January 2016
The Succession (Scotland) Bill is a Scottish Government bill which was introduced in the Scottish Parliament in June 2015.
27 January 2016
The Office for National Statistics released the Annual Survey of Hours and Earnings (ASHE)
22 January 2016
The Forth Road Bridge (FRB) was temporarily closed to all traffic at midnight on 3 December 2015, on the advice of specialist bridge engineers, after the discovery of defective steelwork.
21 January 2016
This briefing summarises some of the key issues that are included in the new global agreement aimed at tackling climate change and several issues and challenges associated with it.
21 January 2016
This briefing discusses and analyses the Scottish Government’s budget for local government, and the provisional allocations to individual local authorities, for 2016-17.
21 January 2016
This paper describes and compares aspects of the current land use planning systems operating in the four UK countries.
20 January 2016
A briefing on the Office for National Statistics' January 2016 Regional Labour Market release for Scotland.
20 January 2016
Stage 3 proceedings on the Education (Scotland) Bill (the Bill) will take place on 02 February.
18 January 2016
This briefing looks at Stage 1 and Stage 2 consideration of the Apologies (Scotland) Bill which was introduced in the Scottish Parliament on 3 March 2015 by Margaret Mitchell MSP.
13 January 2016
This briefing looks at how the Scottish economy is performing based on these reports.
8 January 2016
Throughout the winter, levels of interest in energy efficiency schemes rise significantly. This short briefing provides a summary of relevant domestic schemes in Scotland.