Reading Time: 8 minutes A look at 20 years of family law in the Scottish Parliament.
Category: Justice
Guest blog: How much do you know about FOI?
Reading Time: 3 minutes This guest blog from Daren Fitzhenry, the Scottish Information Commissioner, sets out some background information on Freedom of Information (FOI) and how to find out more.
SPICe FAQ – On the road again
Reading Time: 4 minutes Looks at the introduction of speed awareness courses in Scotland.
Twenty Years of Imprisonment
Reading Time: 12 minutes As part of the programme to mark 20 years of the Scottish Parliament, this blog looks at the use of imprisonment since devolution.
Moving on: is Serco’s lock-changing policy legal?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at a recent Court of Session case on whether it is legal to change the locks of asylum seekers when their asylum claims are refused
Parliament has not been prorogued – the Supreme Court judgment
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the reasons for the UK Supreme Court deciding that the prorogation of the UK Parliament was “unlawful, null and of no effect”.
The Court of Session’s decision that proroguing Parliament was unlawful
Reading Time: 4 minutes This blog looks at the reasons given by the Court of Session for deciding that the current prorogation of the UK Parliament is unlawful. The
Does your face fit?
Reading Time: 4 minutes This post looks at the need to balance the use of biometrics in tackling crime whilst also protecting the privacy and human rights of individuals.
Brexit and devolved competition powers
Reading Time: 3 minutes A look at how Brexit might affect the Scottish Government’s newly devolved competition powers.
Home Reports – what are they and what might change?
Reading Time: 4 minutes A look at the background to Home Reports and some of the main enquiries SPICe receives about them.