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 …
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 …
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 …
From 14 April, current and previous Bills for this parliamentary session (from 2016) will only be published on our new beta website: beta.parliament.scot. This is a significant milestone for the web project. Bills from previous sessions of Parliament will continue …
Understanding accessibility and why it is important? At the Scottish Parliament, all content on our Beta website must meet accessibility standards. Making an accessible website ensures it can be used by as many people as possible This includes people with: …
This week our leadership group at the Scottish Parliament approved our content strategy. This means it has been adopted as one of our corporate strategies. It was created in collaboration with teams across the Parliament and will be a tool …
This blog post was written by Dawn Kofie. Creating effective products and services isn't just about knowing how to design websites and apps that make it easy for people to find, do and understand, what they need. An important part …
This blog post was written by Dawn Kofie. We’ve written about why we’ve used plain English on our new website. Here’s an overview of how we’ve made our content understandable and accessible. The main ways are by: Frontloading information This …
Here at the Parliament, we’re at the heart of politics and decision making in Scotland. Two of our key aims are to encourage more people to get involved in Parliament’s activities, and to make sure that anyone who wants to …
This blog post was written by Dawn Kofie. “The parliament has a great reputation for being an organisation which promotes values of openness and transparency… it would be great if this ethos was translated and visible via the website.” (User …
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