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Stage 3 proceedings of the Care Reform (Scotland) Bill take place in Chamber on Tuesday afternoon. The Bill started life as the National Care Service (Scotland) Bill in 2022. Our latest blog provides some background to its passage to date: ow.ly/JkPb50W6RTC

We have just published this month’s visual update of the key labour market indicators for Scotland - unemployment, employment, and inactivity rates. For constituency-level statistics, please visit the labour market dashboard. ow.ly/HKu450W6TXV

On 11 June the UK Chancellor announced the outcome of the Spending Review. Our blog gives an overview of the funding allocations and some of the implications for public finance in Scotland: ow.ly/ToLK50W8ecw

.Rural Affairs and Islands Committee will be holding a roundtable evidence session on the UK-EU Summit negotiations on Wednesday. Our latest blog takes a closer look at the fisheries agreement and what it means for Scotland and the EU's fishing fleet. ow.ly/aRVC50W8Wsg

Next week Parliament will debate the Education (Scotland) Bill at Stage 3. Our briefing sets out Parliamentary consideration of the Bill at Stages One and Two. ow.ly/IGHo50WaENS

It's been great working with you Dr Tom Caygill. Check out Tom's final briefing on post-legislative scrutiny at the link below 👇

Our latest blog discusses the current complexities around how Scottish Government assesses NHS performance, and introduces the new SPICe NHS Scotland Performance Standards Dashboard. The Dashboard allows you to compare how Health Boards are meeting standards: ow.ly/G4kU50Wc7aH

In March 2024, the UK and Scottish Governments closed North Sea Waters to sandeel fishing to protect seabird populations. Our latest blog examines a legal challenge to the closures brought by the EU - the first dispute to be litigated under the UK-EU TCA. ow.ly/cKlx50WcjIJ

Our series on climate policy and Parliamentary committees continues with a blog looking at how climate policy is relevant to Finance and Public Admn Committee. It focuses on the financial considerations relating to emission reductions and climate adaptations. 👇 ow.ly/tXL150Wgy5Z

The recent UK-EU summit saw commitments to work towards agreements which would involve the United Kingdom dynamically aligning with some EU legislation. Our latest blog explores what dynamic alignment with EU law might mean in practice. ow.ly/1Y1e50WgywX

Scotland has the lowest life expectancy in Western Europe. Our new blog discusses the latest statistics on both life expectancy and healthy life expectancy in Scotland: ow.ly/uRj950WgBe1

Audit and parliamentary scrutiny are key to holding the government and public bodies to account on climate action. This blog explores the Scottish Parliament’s Public Audit Committee and the Auditor General for Scotland’s work on climate change. ow.ly/7SKz50Whkjj

There has been a lot of recent interest surrounding waiting times for children and adult seeking neurodevelopmental assessments. Our latest briefing looks at the current provision of these services in Scotland. You can read it here👇 ow.ly/VOv550WhlQk