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The constitutional relationship with the Crown Dependencies

Status: Closed Opened: 20 Jul 2021 Closed: 30 May 2024 12 recommendations 10 conclusions 1 report

Following the announcement that a General Election will be held on 4 July, Select Committees will be unable to meet from 24 May and will cease to exist from 30 May until after the General Election. This work has therefore closed. This was a short inquiry examining the constitutional relationship between the UK Government and … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Second Report - The constitutional relationship with the Cr… HC 30 28 Mar 2024 22 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

1 item
19 Recommendation Second Report - The constitutional rela… Accepted in Part

Mandate consultation and consent for all future Permissive Extent Clauses impacting Crown Dependencies.

The inclusion of a Permissive Extent Clause (PEC) in the Fisheries Bill was extremely regrettable and contrary to the constitutional relationship. We do not agree with the Government’s assertion that it was a “legitimate act” and “soundly within the constitutional relationship”, but rather consider it to have been a serious … Read more

Government response AI summary
The government agrees that consultation with Crown Dependencies should occur before including a Permissive Extent Clause (PEC) in legislation. However, they reject the Committee's criticism of the PEC in the Fisheries Act 2020 and maintain that PECs do not constitute legislating for Crown Dependencies, reserving …
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Ministry of Justice

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
15 Nov 2023 Dr Gaynor Jeffery OBE · Department for Business and Trade, Mike Freer MP · Ministry of Justice, Richard Mason · Ministry of Justice, Rt Hon Greg Hands MP · Department for Business and Trade, Rt Hon Greg Hands MP · Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy View ↗

Who gave evidence

5 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Dr Gaynor Jeffery OBE · Director for Core Policy, Delivery and European R… Department for Business and Trade 1
Mike Freer MP · Minister for Courts and Legal Services Ministry of Justice 1
Richard Mason · Deputy Director for Constitutional Policy Ministry of Justice 1
Rt Hon Greg Hands MP · Minister for Trade Policy Department for Business and Trade 1
Rt Hon Greg Hands MP · Minister of State Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy 1

Correspondence

3 letters
DateDirectionTitle
9 Jan 2024 To cttee Letter from Mike Freer MP, Minister for Courts and Legal Services, dated 21 Dec…
9 Sep 2021 — Note prepared by the Government of Guernsey in advance of 7th September evidenc…
9 Sep 2021 To cttee Letter from the Governments of Guernsey, Jersey and the Isle of Man, dated 31 A…