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What’s on at Parliament now available on beta

Blog Administrator , 12 February 2021 — beta website

A lot happens at Parliament, especially where parliamentary business is concerned. On a business day, you might have committee meetings, Chamber debates, and question times. There may be votes, and MSPs will ask questions and lodge motions. With all this …

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From 1999 to today – telling the story of Parliament

Blog Administrator , 2 February 2021 — beta improvements, beta website, Legislation, What was said in parliament

We know from our research and analytics that most of the people come to the Parliament’s website to find out what‘s happening now. But in building our new website for Parliament we also need to accommodate people who want to …

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Visit Content on Beta

Blog Administrator , 26 January 2021 — beta improvements, beta website, Content design

We’ve just launched our content on Visit the Scottish Parliament on beta. It felt a bit strange to create this content given the current situation with Covid- 19 and nobody being able to physically come to the building. But we’d …

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Getting ready for content strategy

Rachel Edwards , 20 January 2021 — Accessibility, beta website, Content design, Design System, User centered design, User research

In October 2019, the Scottish Parliament got its first content strategy. The strategy was approved by Leadership Group (the senior management team), and adopted as a corporate strategy. The aim of the strategy is to help us deliver the best quality information for the …

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App-etite for Design

Blog Administrator , 1 December 2020 — beta website, Design System, User centered design

Voting is one of the key parts of Parliament. On business days, MSPs gather in the Chamber at Decision Time to vote on the issues of that day. Covid has created many challenges for how the Parliament works, but voting …

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Better by design

Chris Brown , 24 November 2020 — beta website, Designs, Microsite rationalisation

One of the main aims of the Parliament’s content strategy is to ensure our website is consistent. This means we use the same look and feel throughout the site, so that users can easily move around different parts of it. …

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About Parliament information now on beta

Blog Administrator , 3 November 2020 — About Parliament Information, beta improvements, beta website

There’s a lot to know about Parliament. From parliamentary processes, to what it’s like to work at Holyrood, to when the Parliament was first established, people have a lot of questions. Part of what we’re doing on the new site …

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SPICe World

Rachel Edwards , 9 October 2020 — beta website, Content design, Designs, Uncategorized, User centered design, User research

Can you write a blog about the Scottish Parliament’s information centre, commonly known as SPICe, and not reference 90s Brit pop? We make no promises. SPICe stands for Scottish Parliament Information Centre. Researchers in SPICe provide independent information and briefings …

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Search for MSP votes and motions on Beta

Blog Administrator , 6 October 2020 — beta improvements, beta website, MSP Information

Our new release on our beta website means you can now search through all of this session's Votes and Motions. We thought we’d tell you about some of the process behind the release. Votes and motions is exactly what is …

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2020: Helping the web project from Visitor Services

Blog Administrator , 21 September 2020 — Agile working, beta website, Content design

2020 has changed how we work and interact with people in almost every way. My role at parliament is a Visitor Services Officer. Visitor Services revolves around public interaction. We answer questions over the phone and face to face every …

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Recent Posts

  • What’s on at Parliament now available on beta
  • From 1999 to today – telling the story of Parliament
  • Visit Content on Beta
  • Getting ready for content strategy
  • App-etite for Design

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