📓 Chapter 5: The UK Government, the Law and Your Role

5.2.7 Devolved governments

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Since 1997, some powers have been devolved (transferred) from the central UK government to national bodies in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh can pass laws on many issues including education, health, and transport. The Senedd (Welsh Parliament) in Cardiff has powers over education, health, and the environment. The Northern Ireland Assembly at Stormont in Belfast can make decisions on local matters.

Key Facts

  • Devolution since 1997 — powers transferred to Scotland, Wales, NI
  • Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh — education, health, transport
  • Senedd in Cardiff; NI Assembly at Stormont in Belfast

Policy areas such as defence, foreign affairs, immigration, and taxation remain the responsibility of the UK government at Westminster. England does not have its own devolved parliament — English matters are dealt with by the UK Parliament. The devolved governments have their own First Ministers.

Key Facts

  • Defence, foreign affairs, immigration, tax — UK government
  • England has no devolved parliament
  • Devolved governments have own First Ministers
Devolved governments
Illustration: Devolved governments

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  • Scottish Parliament Edinburgh-āĻ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
    • 1997 āϏāĻžāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ Devolution — āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž Scotland, Wales, NI-āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
    • Edinburgh-āĻ Scottish Parliament — āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύāĨ¤
    • Cardiff-āĻ Senedd; Belfast-āĻāϰ Stormont-āĻ NI AssemblyāĨ¤
  • Northern Ireland Assembly Belfast-āĻāϰ Stormont-āĻ āĻ…āĻŦāĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻŋāϤāĨ¤
    • 1997 āϏāĻžāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ Devolution — āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž Scotland, Wales, NI-āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
    • Edinburgh-āĻ Scottish Parliament — āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύāĨ¤
    • Cardiff-āĻ Senedd; Belfast-āĻāϰ Stormont-āĻ NI AssemblyāĨ¤
  • England-āĻāϰ āύāĻŋāϜāĻ¸ā§āĻŦ Devolution Parliament āύ⧇āχāĨ¤
    • 1997 āϏāĻžāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ Devolution — āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž Scotland, Wales, NI-āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
    • Edinburgh-āĻ Scottish Parliament — āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύāĨ¤
    • Cardiff-āĻ Senedd; Belfast-āĻāϰ Stormont-āĻ NI AssemblyāĨ¤
  • āĻĒā§āϰāϤāĻŋāϰāĻ•ā§āώāĻž UK āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āĻĻāĻžāϝāĻŧāĻŋāĻ¤ā§āĻŦ⧇ āĻĨāĻžāϕ⧇, devolved āϏāϰāĻ•āĻžāϰ⧇āϰ āύāϝāĻŧāĨ¤
    • 1997 āϏāĻžāϞ āĻĨ⧇āϕ⧇ Devolution — āĻ•ā§āώāĻŽāϤāĻž Scotland, Wales, NI-āϤ⧇ āĻ¸ā§āĻĨāĻžāύāĻžāĻ¨ā§āϤāϰāĻŋāϤ āĻšāϝāĻŧ⧇āϛ⧇āĨ¤
    • Edinburgh-āĻ Scottish Parliament — āĻļāĻŋāĻ•ā§āώāĻž, āĻ¸ā§āĻŦāĻžāĻ¸ā§āĻĨā§āϝ, āĻĒāϰāĻŋāĻŦāĻšāύāĨ¤
    • Cardiff-āĻ Senedd; Belfast-āĻāϰ Stormont-āĻ NI AssemblyāĨ¤

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