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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. Session 6: 13 May 2021 to 27 March 2026

Displaying 343 SPICe briefings

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Preventative spending in Scotland

Subject: Health

Briefing number: SB 26-22

Published: 25 March 2026

Resources and Waste Common Framework

Subject: Parliament and Government

Briefing number: SB 26-24

Published: 25 March 2026

The impact of cash transfers in the first 1000 days on child health outcomes and health inequalities: an evidence review

Subjects: Health | Social Security

Briefing number: SB 26-23

Published: 25 March 2026

Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill: Stage 3 Proceedings

Subjects: Health | Justice

Briefing number: SB 26-21

Published: 15 March 2026

Dissolution of the Scottish Parliament

Briefing number: SB 26-18

Published: 10 March 2026

Restraint and Seclusion in Schools (Scotland) Bill - Briefing prior to Stage 3

Subject: Education

Briefing number: SB 26-16

Published: 10 March 2026

Crofting and Scottish Land Court Bill: consideration in advance of Stage 3

Subject: Rural Affairs

Briefing number: SB 26-17

Published: 10 March 2026

Assessing the council tax against the principles of "good" tax policymaking

Subject: Economy and Finance

Briefing number: SB 26-15

Published: 06 March 2026