Scottish Parliament Information Centre

Our latest briefing summarises changes made to the Housing (Scotland) Bill at Stage 2, including in the areas of rent control, homelessness and rental standards. The final debate on the Bill is due in the autumn. ow.ly/rmte50Wuwq5

We've just published this month’s visual update of the key labour market indicators for Scotland - unemployment, employment, and inactivity rates. For constituency-level statistics, please visit the labour market dashboard. ow.ly/rTQM50Wr5sK

We've a new guest blog which looks at how climate change will impact on health and wellbeing in Scotland and how climate action can mitigate those known harms and risks. ow.ly/Qij950WqowW

Read the SPICe analysis of the Scottish Government’s Medium Term Financial Strategy, which takes a look at the fiscal challenges ahead 👇 ow.ly/9iwq50Wqon6

Our latest briefing describes the law on child abduction as it applies to children usually living in Scotland. Abduction by a parent or family member is the primary focus of this briefing: ow.ly/XYal50Wnsk4

There has been a lot of recent interest surrounding waiting times for children and adult seeking neurodevelopmental assessments. Our latest briefing looks at the current provision of these services in Scotland. You can read it here👇 ow.ly/VOv550WhlQk

Audit and parliamentary scrutiny are key to holding the government and public bodies to account on climate action. This blog explores the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee and the Auditor General for Scotland’s work on climate change. ow.ly/7SKz50Whkjj

Scotland has the lowest life expectancy in Western Europe. Our new blog discusses the latest statistics on both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Scotland: ow.ly/uRj950WgBe1

The recent UK-EU summit saw commitments to work towards agreements which would involve the United Kingdom dynamically aligning with some EU legislation. Our latest blog explores what dynamic alignment with EU law might mean in practice. ow.ly/1Y1e50WgywX

Our series on climate policy and Parliamentary committees continues with a blog looking at how climate policy is relevant to @SP_FinancePAC. It focuses on the financial considerations relating to emission reductions and climate adaptations. 👇 ow.ly/tXL150Wgy5Z

In March 2024, the UK and Scottish Governments closed North Sea Waters to sandeel fishing to protect seabird populations. Our latest blog examines a legal challenge to the closures brought by the EU - the first dispute to be litigated under the UK-EU TCA. ow.ly/cKlx50WcjIJ

Our latest blog discusses the current complexities around how @scotgov assesses NHS performance, and introduces the new SPICe NHS Scotland Performance Standards Dashboard. The Dashboard allows you to compare how Health Boards are meeting standards: ow.ly/G4kU50Wc7aH

It's been great working with you @thomascaygill. Check out Tom's final briefing on post-legislative scrutiny at the link below 👇