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Sporting Events Bill (UK Parliament legislation) – delegated powers exercisable within devolved competence, with reference to LCM-S7-1c.

SP Paper 30 Report number 11th Report, 2026 (Session 7) Published 27 October 2026

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  • Recommendations and conclusions 2
  • Recommendations 2

Recommendations and conclusions

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Recommendations and conclusions 2 items

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Review of relevant powers

Recommendation 1

Recommendation (the committee's words)
The Committee is content with the power conferred by clause 2, as amended. It draws the following matters to the attention of the Economy, Tourism and Energy Committee:
Either the Secretary of State or the Scottish Ministers can exercise the power within the Scottish Parliament’s legislative competence.
The choice of which government should exercise the power is a matter for the governments alone, with no role for Parliament.
Where the power is exercised by the Secretary of State, regulations will be laid before and scrutinised by the United Kingdom Parliament only.
The Secretary of State must obtain the Scottish Ministers’ consent before making the regulations.
The regulations will fall within the scope of the UKSI Protocol and will be notified to the Parliament only after becoming law.
The Scottish Ministers have committed to keeping the Parliament informed about proposed uses of the power.

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