Legislative Consent Motion
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A Legislative Consent Motion is a formal mechanism by which a devolved legislature in the United Kingdom indicates its agreement to the UK Parliament legislating on matters within its devolved competence.
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional convention
ⓘ
parliamentary procedure ⓘ |
| alternativeName | Sewel motion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
Northern Ireland
ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| associatedWithDocument | Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWithOffice |
Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of State for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ Secretary of State for Wales NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple | Sewel convention NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| constitutionalNature | political convention rather than legal rule ⓘ |
| constitutionalSignificance | symbol of respect for devolved autonomy ⓘ |
| constrainsPracticeOf | UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| controversy | use of UK Parliament powers despite refusal of consent by devolved legislatures ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| decidedBy | vote of the devolved legislature ⓘ |
| developedInContextOf | devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| governingRulesSetBy |
standing orders of Senedd Cymru
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
standing orders of the Northern Ireland Assembly ⓘ standing orders of the Scottish Parliament ⓘ |
| influencesProcessOf | UK primary legislation affecting devolved areas ⓘ |
| introducedInPeriod | late 1990s ⓘ |
| legalStatus |
non‑binding convention
ⓘ
not legally enforceable in courts ⓘ |
| possibleOutcome |
consent granted
ⓘ
consent granted with reservations or conditions expressed in motion text ⓘ consent refused ⓘ |
| purpose |
to indicate devolved legislature consent to UK Parliament legislating on devolved matters
ⓘ
to record the view of a devolved legislature on a UK Bill ⓘ |
| recordedIn | official report of the relevant devolved legislature ⓘ |
| relatedCaseLaw |
R (Miller) v Secretary of State for Exiting the European Union
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ⓘ
R (Miller) v The Prime Minister and Cherry v Advocate General for Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
concurrent legislative powers
ⓘ
devolved matters ⓘ legislative competence ⓘ reserved matters ⓘ |
| relatesToBody | Parliament of the United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| requiresActionBy | devolved government to lodge motion ⓘ |
| requiresDocument | legislative consent memorandum ⓘ |
| shortName | LCM NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| triggeredBy |
UK Parliament Bill altering devolved legislative competence
ⓘ
UK Parliament Bill containing provisions within devolved competence ⓘ |
| typicalForm | motion text specifying the UK Bill and provisions to which consent is given ⓘ |
| usedByBody |
Northern Ireland Assembly
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish Parliament NERFINISHED ⓘ Senedd Cymru NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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