Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations

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constitutional convention document intergovernmental agreement non‑binding agreement

The Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations is a non‑binding intergovernmental agreement that sets out the principles and mechanisms for cooperation and coordination between the UK government and the governments of Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.

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Surface form	Occurrences
Memorandum of Understanding on Devolution (United Kingdom)	1

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional convention document ⓘ intergovernmental agreement ⓘ non‑binding agreement ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ Wales ⓘ
bindingNature	politically binding but not legally enforceable ⓘ
containsPrinciple	communication and consultation on policy developments ⓘ confidentiality of intergovernmental discussions ⓘ cooperation in areas of mutual interest ⓘ good faith and mutual respect ⓘ respect for the devolution settlements ⓘ
documentType	Cabinet Office guidance document ⓘ
governsProcess	dispute avoidance between governments ⓘ dispute resolution between governments ⓘ information sharing between governments ⓘ intergovernmental consultation ⓘ
hasParty	Northern Ireland Executive NERFINISHED ⓘ Scottish Government NERFINISHED ⓘ UK Government NERFINISHED ⓘ Welsh Government NERFINISHED ⓘ
hasSection	arrangements for dispute avoidance and resolution ⓘ machinery for intergovernmental relations ⓘ principles of intergovernmental relations ⓘ supplementary agreements and concordats ⓘ
includesMechanism	Joint Ministerial Committee NERFINISHED ⓘ
includesProvisionOn	exchange of information on EU and international issues (prior to Brexit) ⓘ financial and budgetary matters affecting devolved administrations ⓘ handling of disputes between the UK Government and devolved administrations ⓘ representation of devolved interests in international and EU negotiations (prior to Brexit) ⓘ
isBasedOn	political agreement rather than statute ⓘ
isCharacterisedAs	framework for intergovernmental relations in the UK ⓘ statement of political intent ⓘ
isPublishedBy	Cabinet Office (United Kingdom) NERFINISHED ⓘ
isSupportedBy	bilateral concordats between UK Government departments and devolved administrations ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
legalStatus	non‑legally binding ⓘ
purpose	to provide mechanisms for coordination on devolved and reserved matters ⓘ to set out principles for cooperation between the UK Government and the devolved administrations ⓘ to support effective intergovernmental relations within the UK ⓘ
recognises	the autonomy of devolved institutions within their areas of competence ⓘ the need for cooperation on cross‑border and UK‑wide issues ⓘ
subjectMatter	coordination of policy between levels of government ⓘ devolution ⓘ intergovernmental relations ⓘ
updatedBy	supplementary agreements and concordats between departments ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

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Joint Ministerial Committee → legalBasis → Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations ⓘ

Joint Ministerial Committee → relatedTo → Memorandum of Understanding between the UK Government and the devolved administrations ⓘ

this entity surface form: Memorandum of Understanding on Devolution (United Kingdom)