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The Chair's response to the Government's response to the committee's 'Governance of the Union' report (29 January 2025)

Published 30 January 2025

Constitution Committee The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative Consent Report on parliament.uk ↗

At a glance

The government's response

This document responds to 1st Report - The Governance of the Union: Consultation, Co-operation and Legislative consent.

This is the government's response, published 30 January 2025.

Summary written by Accountability Index from the government's response. It is not the government's own words.

This document is not a government response but a letter from the Lords Constitution Committee to Pat McFadden MP, seeking further detail on how the government will address its recommendations, so it sets out no government position.

  • The Committee notes that the government's response indicates the Devolution Guidance Notes remain in use despite being "significantly out-of-date", and asks whether it intends to update them and on what timetable.
  • The Committee says the government "has not responded" to its specific recommendation on a "new principle of positive engagement" and asks whether it intends to update the intergovernmental relations principles.
  • The Committee welcomes the government's intention to work on a new Memorandum of Understanding on legislation and asks about the timetable, a possible review of the 2022 structure, and what the MoU will include.
  • The Committee asks for a timetable for finalising and fully implementing all 32 common frameworks, and sets out improvements it hopes the government will agree to for the Intergovernmental Relations Transparency Reports.

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