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Devolution is the statutory delegation of powers from the central government of a sovereign state to govern at a subnational level, such as a regional or local level. It is a form of administrative decentralization. Devolved territories have the power to make legislation relevant to the area, thus granting them a higher level of autonomy.
In the United Kingdom, devolution is the Parliament of the United Kingdom's statutory granting of a greater level of self-government to the Scottish Parliament, the Senedd (Welsh Parliament), the Northern Ireland Assembly and the London Assembly and to their associated executive bodies: the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government, the ...
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Contents. hide. (Top) Devolution of powers. Scotland and Wales. Lists. Devolved. Reserved. Previously transferred, Wales. Government of Wales Act 1998. Government of Wales Act 2006. Northern Ireland. Government of Ireland Act 1920. Direct rule. Northern Ireland Constitution Act 1973. Direct rule again. Northern Ireland Act 1998.
Mar 24, 2021 · 24 March 2021. BBC. Two of the UK's parliaments - Holyrood in Scotland and the Senedd in Wales - will be holding elections on Thursday 6 May. But what powers do national parliaments have, and how...
Sep 18, 2016 · 18 September 2016. AFP/Getty Images. There have long been important distinctions in the way different parts of the UK work - for example, the separate education and legal systems in Scotland. But...
Jun 27, 2021 · PAUL FAITH. Northern Ireland's modern devolved government first met in December 1999. But one issue which affected the NI Parliament, and which remains highly controversial today, was the...
Nov 19, 2020 · The word devolved means moving powers from the the UK government to local bodies in each nation. In Northern Ireland, these are called transferred powers.
