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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
This summer, the Web Project has gone over to the dark side. Or dark mode, at least. Users on our beta site can now choose to use a dark mode design option. Dark mode allows you to choose if you …
Getting feedback and making changes based on feedback is an important part of Agile working and continuous improvement. As well as user testing and interviews, all the pages on the Beta site have an option to leave on-page feedback, saying …
Committees at the Scottish Parliament look rather different just now. While work and meetings continue, some committees are now meeting remotely. They’re using video conferencing to continue their work, and ensure the public can follow what’s happening. If you’ve looked …
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