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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 10 January 2026

Displaying 320 SPICe briefings

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Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-07

Published: 25 February 2025

Inheritance law in Scotland - 2025 update

Subjects: Justice | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 25-06

Published: 18 February 2025

Intergovernmental activity update Q4 2024

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 25-05

Published: 30 January 2025

Scottish Languages Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3

Subjects: Culture and Sport | Education

Briefing number: SB 25-02EN

Published: 14 January 2025

Scottish Leids Bill: consideration afore Stage 3

Subjects: Culture and Sport | Education

Briefing number: SB 25-02SC

Published: 14 January 2025

Bile nan Cànan Albannach: beachdachadh air ro Ìre 3

Subjects: Culture and Sport | Education

Briefing number: SB 25-02GD

Published: 14 January 2025

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

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 25-03

Published: 10 January 2025

Police (Ethics, Conduct and Scrutiny) (Scotland) Bill: Consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 25-01

Published: 06 January 2025

Local government finance: Budget 2025-26 and provisional allocations to local authorities

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-60

Published: 20 December 2024

Scottish Parliament Statistics 2022-2023

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SP PAPER 712

Published: 19 December 2024

Disabled Parking and the Blue Badge Scheme

Subjects: Equalities | Transport

Briefing number: SB 24-59

Published: 17 December 2024

The law applying at the end of adult relationships

Subjects: Justice | People and Communities

Briefing number: SB 24-58

Published: 17 December 2024

Scottish Budget 2025-26

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-55

Published: 06 December 2024

Scottish Budget 25-26: Taxes Infographic

Subjects: Economy and Finance | Health

Briefing number: SB 24-57I

Published: 05 December 2024

Adults with incapacity - 2024 update

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB 24-54

Published: 26 November 2024

Prisoners (Early Release) (Scotland) Bill

Briefing number: SB 24-53

Published: 19 November 2024

Criminal Justice Modernisation and Abusive Domestic Behaviour Reviews (Scotland) Bill

Subject: Justice

Briefing number: SB 24-52

Published: 14 November 2024

Scotland's GDP: Second quarter 2024

Subjects: Business and Industry | Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 24-51I

Published: 12 November 2024

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill - Republished

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB/2024/49

Published: 04 November 2024

Social Security (Amendment) (Scotland) Bill: consideration prior to Stage 3

Subject: Social Security

Briefing number: SB 24-50

Published: 01 November 2024