Kilbrandon Commission recommendations
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The Kilbrandon Commission recommendations were the proposals of a UK royal commission in the early 1970s that advocated constitutional reform and devolution of powers to Scotland and Wales.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional reform proposal
ⓘ
set of public policy recommendations ⓘ |
| aimedTo |
address demands for self-government in Scotland and Wales
ⓘ
reform the constitutional structure of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction |
England
ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ Scotland ⓘ Wales ⓘ |
| chairperson | Lord Kilbrandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| concernedWith |
distribution of executive powers
ⓘ
distribution of legislative powers ⓘ role of local government in a devolved system ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| documentedIn | Royal Commission on the Constitution report (1973) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| followedBy |
Scotland Act 1978
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
UK government white papers on devolution in the 1970s ⓘ Wales Act 1978 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| follows | establishment of the Royal Commission on the Constitution in 1969 ⓘ |
| genre | government report ⓘ |
| hasContext |
debate over centralisation of power in the UK
ⓘ
rise of Scottish nationalism in the late 1960s and early 1970s ⓘ |
| hasImpactOn | constitutional debate in the UK in the late 20th century ⓘ |
| influenced |
creation of the National Assembly for Wales in 1999
ⓘ
creation of the Scottish Parliament in 1999 ⓘ development of devolution policy in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| legalStatus | non-binding recommendations ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
constitutional reform
ⓘ
devolution ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Lord Kilbrandon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opposedAction | full federal constitution for the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| partOf |
Royal Commission on the Constitution
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
history of devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| pointInTime | early 1970s ⓘ |
| proposedBy | Royal Commission on the Constitution NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| proposedChange |
formal recognition of Scotland and Wales as distinct national entities within the UK
ⓘ
redistribution of powers between Westminster and the nations of the UK ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1973 ⓘ |
| recommendedAction |
create a system of legislative devolution rather than full federalism
ⓘ
devolve certain executive and administrative powers to a Welsh assembly ⓘ devolve legislative powers to a Scottish assembly ⓘ establish directly elected assemblies in Scotland and Wales ⓘ retain the sovereignty of the UK Parliament ⓘ |
| statedGoal |
improve democratic accountability in Scotland and Wales
ⓘ
maintain the unity of the United Kingdom while accommodating national diversity ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wales Act 1978