Recommendation 9

While many of the principles in the Concordat on International Relations appear to us to continue to be the right ones, the Concordat itself clearly needs to be updated, and the cooperation that it facilitates must take place in earnest. We recommend that the Concordat on International Relations be replaced or updated. This new or revised document should set out clear arrangements for timely and meaningful consultation with devolved institutions on the issue of treaties and clarify how the processes for reaching treaties interact with the recently revised IGR structures. The production of or update to this document should be prioritised, and the agreed arrangements published within six months of the publication of this report. (Paragraph 39) Parliamentary Scrutiny of International Agreements in the 21st century 61 Concluding Treaties