- A National Approach to Anti-Bullying for Scotland’s Children and Young People – a joint approach between the Scottish Government and the Scottish Anti-Bullying Steering Group has been developed in a bid to co-ordinate efforts to reduce bullying in Scotland
- Cancun: UN Climate Change Negotiations (SPICe Briefing 10/87) – the UN Climate Change Conference takes place in Cancun between 29 November – 10 December. This paper looks at developments since the last conference in Copenhagen and possible outcomes of this years
- Children’s Hearings (Scotland) Bill [As passed] (SP Bill 41B, Session 3, 2010) – new legislation which establishes Childrens Hearings Scotland, a new corporate body, and changes previous legislation regarding the Childrens Panel and hearings system
- Demographic Change in Scotland – the population of Scotland is changing in many ways but most importantly it is decreasing and ageing. This research report looks at evidence on which to base future policy decisions
- Domestic Abuse Recorded by the Police in Scotland 2009-10 – Statistical Bulletin Crime and Justice Series – this bulletin provides statistics on the number of domestic abuse cases which were reported to the eight police forces across Scotland during 2009-10. Provides a useful breakdown of sex of perpetrator and relationship to victim
- Draft Budget 2011-12 (SPICe Briefing 10/80) – briefing paper which includes a detailed breakdown of the Government’s spending plans
- Economic Indicators (SPICe Briefing 10/76) – paper provides data on several key indicators such as unemployment, house prices and UK inflation rates
- Equality Statement Scottish Budget 2011-12 – an equality report from the Government which shows how they plan to ensure that equality is taken into account when managing future spending cuts
- Experience of Civil Law Problems in Scotland 1997-2004 – a look at the nature and results of civil law problems in Scotland
- Health in Scotland 2009 Time for Change: Annual Report of the Chief Medical Officer – annual publication which shows trends in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Scotland, and makes comparisons against other areas in the UK
- Public Spending in Scotland – Engaging with the people of Scotland – report presents results from the public consultation which followed the Independent Budget Review (IBR) Report in July
- Report of the Working Group on the Scots Language – the report from the ministerial group which sets out recommendations for the future development of the Scots language
- Scotland’s Spending Plans and Draft Budget 2011-12 – sets out how the Government plans to manage spending in Scotland in light of the reduced allocation from Westminster
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