Judges at the Supreme Court have ruled that provisions in two bills passed by MSPs were beyond Holyrood’s powers. MSPs unanimously backed the bills – which enshrine treaties on children’s rights and local government in Scots law – prior to May’s Holyrood election. However after a challenge from UK law officers, judges said the legislation… Continue reading Oct 2021. The Scottish Executive getting it Legally Wrong
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UK Government to Bypass Scottish Executive
Westminster is attempting to “bypass the Scottish Government” by giving UK ministers powers in areas that are reserved for Edinburgh, the SNP has claimed. The United Kingdom Internal Market Bill gives ministers the power to fund infrastructure and development anywhere in the UK, which the SNP say is an attack on devolution because areas such… Continue reading UK Government to Bypass Scottish Executive