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Recommendation 6
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It is not yet clear whether the Scottish Parliament will opt to confer on the...
Conclusion
It is not yet clear whether the Scottish Parliament will opt to confer on the Secretary of State the power to make regulations, or to instead give that power to the Scottish Ministers but with a veto for the Secretary of State, as the draft Order permits. We note that delegating power directly to the Secretary of State would be highly unusual in an Act of the Scottish Parliament, and would mean that the resulting regulations would not be subject to scrutiny by MSPs. (Conclusion, Paragraph 34)
Government Response
A response document is linked to this report, dated 12 February 2026. Response attribution to this conclusion has not been verified. Read the response document ↗