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This section includes SPICe research briefings dating back to April 2017.

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Dates of parliamentary sessions
  1. Session 5: 12 May 2016 to 4 May 2021
  2. Current session: 13 May 2021 to 9 November 2025
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Displaying 261 SPICe briefings

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Freedom of Information Reform (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-35

Published: 01 September 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q2 2025

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-27

Published: 31 July 2025

The intergovernmental relations 'reset': one year on

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-28

Published: 31 July 2025

Links between Climate Change and Health in Scotland.

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-30

Published: 22 July 2025

Housing (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Housing and Planning

Briefing number: SB 25-31

Published: 18 July 2025

Building Safety Levy (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Health

Briefing number: SB 25-29

Published: 11 July 2025

Child abduction

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-26

Published: 07 July 2025

Neurodevelopmental Pathways and Waiting Times in Scotland

Subjects: Education | Equalities | Health

Briefing number: SB 25-25

Published: 24 June 2025

Post-Legislative Scrutiny in the Scottish Parliament in Session 6: A Strategic Priority

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB25-24

Published: 18 June 2025

Education (Scotland) Bill, Briefing Prior to Stage 3

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 25-23

Published: 17 June 2025

The UK Employment Rights Bill

Published: 29 April 2025

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2023-2024

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SP PAPER 764

Published: 25 March 2025

Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-12

Published: 18 March 2025

Exploring Employability Funding Allocation in Scotland

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 25-04

Published: 13 March 2025

Approaches to recall of elected representatives

Briefing number: SB 25-09

Published: 12 March 2025

Scottish Parliament (Recall and Removal of Members) Bill

Briefing number: SB 25-08

Published: 12 March 2025

The Leases (Automatic Continuation etc.) (Scotland) Bill

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance | Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-11

Published: 06 March 2025

Scotland's care system for children and young people: subject profile 2025 update

Subjects: Education | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 25-10

Published: 03 March 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2024

Briefing number: SB 25-05

Published: 30 January 2025

Getting the inactive active: Barriers to physical activity and their potential policy solutions

Published: 10 January 2025