The Cabinet Office and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities oversee intergovernmental relations between the UK government, devolved administrations (Scotland, Wales, Northern Ireland), and local authorities. The framework includes transparency reporting, engagement dashboards, and formal mechanisms for coordination on devolved matters, with recent focus on Scottish First Minister engagement.
In response to: Communiqués from the Interministerial Group for Safety, Security and Migration
In response to: Communiqués from the Interministerial Group for Safety, Security and Migration
UIN: HCWS1449 This Government's commitment to working in genuine partnership with the devolved governments continues to be reflected in the depth and consistency of our engagement.As the Prime Minister said when he first came to office, to ensure that we …
UIN: HLWS1453 My Honourable friend, the Parliamentary Secretary in the Cabinet Office, Chris Ward MP, has today made the following statement:This Government's commitment to working in genuine partnership with the devolved governments continues to be reflected in the de...
UIN: HCWS1033 This Government came to office with a clear commitment: to reset relationships with the devolved governments, working in genuine partnership to deliver change in every part of the United Kingdom.Between July 2024 and March 2025, we held 357 …
UIN: HLWS1032 My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Secretary for the Cabinet Office, Chris Ward MP, has today made the following statement:This Government came to office with a clear commitment: to reset relationships with the devolved governments, working in genuine...
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UIN: HCWS423 Today, the Government published the third Annual Transparency Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This Report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses. The Government has also published the fourth Quarterly …
UIN: HLWS422 My Honourable friend the Parliamentary Under Secretary of State (Felicity Buchan MP), has today made the following written statement:Today, the Government published the third Annual Transparency Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations o...
Under the UK’s constitutional arrangements, the power to negotiate and enter into international agreements is a prerogative power; as such, the power still sits notionally with the sovereign, but in practice is exercised exclusively by the executive (i.e Ministers of …
The UK Government carries out negotiations and enters into treaties for the whole of the UK. However, under the UK’s devolution arrangements, day to day responsibility for areas of domestic policy which could be impacted by treaties often lies with …
While many of the principles in the Concordat on International Relations appear to us to continue to be the right ones, the Concordat itself clearly needs to be updated, and the cooperation that it facilitates must take place in earnest. …
The negotiation and conclusion of treaties is a reserved matter. As such, devolved legislatures do not currently have a formal role in the scrutiny of treaties. However, many treaties, in particular following the UK’s withdrawal from the European Union, may …
We stress the importance of the UK Government consistently informing devolved governments when it reaches an NLBI that has implications for devolved competence, and for this to be indicated in the central repository recommended in paragraph 94 above. Furthermore, we …
How the devolved legislatures choose to carry out effective scrutiny of relevant aspects is a matter for them to determine. However, we believe that their scrutiny of international agreements which involve areas of devolved competence is important. 66 Parliamentary Scrutiny …
UIN: HCWS156 Today, the Government published the third Quarterly Report for 2023 of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK.This Report covers the engagement between the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and Northern Ireland Exec...
UIN: HLWS148 My Honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Homelessness (Felicity Buchan MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement today:Today, the Government published the third Quarterly Report for 2023 of our engagement with the devolved administ...
This page contains the UK government’s quarterly reports on intergovernmental relations in line with our transparency commitments.
In response to: The Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat
Papers and reports produced by the Intergovernmental Relations Secretariat.
UIN: HCWS26 Today, the Government published the second of 2023’s Quarterly Reports summarising our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK.This Report covers a period of engagement between the UK Government, Scottish Government, Welsh Government, and N...
UIN: HLWS19 My Honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Homelessness (Felicity Buchan MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement today:Today, the Government published the second of 2023’s Quarterly Reports summarising our engagement with the devol...
The UK and Scottish Governments share many of the same priorities for Scotland on the international stage and there is an important role for the Scottish Government to play in promoting Scottish interests overseas in areas of devolved competence. Despite …
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UIN: HCWS970 Today, the Government published the first Quarterly Report for 2023, of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. The Quarter 1 Report follows on from the most recent Annual Report published on GOV.UK in March 2023.In keeping …
UIN: HLWS949 My Honourable friend the Minister for Housing and Homelessness (Felicity Buchan MP) has made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, the Government published the first Quarterly Report for 2023, of our engagement with the devolved administratio...
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UIN: HCWS704 Today, the UK Government published the second Annual Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses. The Annual Report follows on from each of …
UIN: HLWS690 The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Felicity Buchan MP), has today made the following written statement:Today, the UK Government published the second Annual Report of our engagement with the devolved admin...
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UIN: HCWS472 Today, the Government published the report of our engagement with the devolved governments in quarter three of 2022 on GOV.UK.The report covers a period where we have seen unprecedented events, and gives an insight into the extensive engagement …
UIN: HLWS461 The Parliamentary Under Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Felicity Buchan MP), has today made the following written statement:Today, the Government published the report of our engagement with the devolved governments in quarter...
Detailed Communiqué following the inaugural meeting of the Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council on 10 November 2022.
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UIN: HCWS264 Today, the UK Government published the report of our engagement with the devolved governments in quarter two of 2022 on GOV.UK.The report covers a period where we have seen unprecedented events, and gives an insight into the extensive …
UIN: HLWS259 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (Greg Clark) has today made the following Written Ministerial Statement:Today, the UK Government published the report of our engagement with the devolved governments in …
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UIN: HCWS68 Today, the UK Government published the report of our engagement with the devolved administrations in quarter one of 2022 on GOV.UK.The report covers a period where we have seen unprecedented events, and gives an insight into the extensive …
UIN: HLWS66 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Rt Hon Michael Gove MP), has today made the following written statement:Today, the UK Government published the report of …
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UIN: HCWS758 Earlier today, the UK Government published the first Annual Report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on GOV.UK. This report has been laid as a Command Paper in both Houses.The report covers a historic year for the …
UIN: HLWS736 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Michael Gove), has today made the following written statement:Earlier today, the UK Government published the first Annual Rep...
We welcome the publishing of the Intergovernmental Review on 13 January 2022 and we look forward to seeing how interministerial groups will work together to consider how their separate policies will interact with each other in the future, particularly should …
We welcome the establishment of an Interministerial Group on Welfare, as part of the recently published Review of Intergovernmental Relations. However, while this will provide an important forum for bringing together the four UK governments to discuss welfare and social …
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In response to: Review of intergovernmental relations
UIN: HCWS536 Today the UK government has published an update on how the UK government and the devolved administrations intend to conduct formal intergovernmental relations with each other. All four governments have agreed to work under these new arrangements. I …
UIN: HLWS525 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Michael Gove MP), has today made the following written statement:Today the UK government has published an update on how …
Communiqués relating to engagement between the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and the devolved administrations on COVID-19.
UIN: HCWS477 Earlier today, the UK Government published the third quarterly report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on the GOV.UK page for intergovernmental relations. The report has also been deposited in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament....
UIN: HLWS464 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Michael Gove), has today made the following written statement:Earlier today, the UK Government published the third quarterly ...
This Concordat sets out the agreed framework for co-operation between the UK Government (including the UK Statistics Authority and Office for National Statistics) and devolved administrations, in relation to the production of statistics, for and within the UK, statistical standards …
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UIN: HCWS342 Today the UK Government published the second quarterly report of our engagement with the devolved administrations on the GOV.UK page for intergovernmental relations (IGR). This report has also been deposited in the libraries of both Houses of Parliament.T...
UIN: HLWS328 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities and Minister for Intergovernmental Relations (Michael Gove), has today made the following written statement:Today the UK Government published the second quarterly report o...
A communiqué of a meeting between the Prime Minister of the UK and the First Ministers and deputy First Minister of the devolved governments.
We note that while intergovernmental relations on the devolution of welfare appear to be working well, the evidence received by the Committee highlights that there are operational issues around data sharing that need to be resolved to the satisfaction of …
We note that while intergovernmental relations on the devolution of welfare appear to be working well, the evidence received by the Committee highlights that there are operational issues around data sharing that need to be resolved to the satisfaction of …
In the written evidence provided from the Scottish Government and the DWP, collaboration appears to be working well at inter-governmental level. The Scottish Government highlight that they have a ‘constructive relationship’56 with the DWP with the Cabinet Secretary for Social …
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UIN: HLWS879 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for the Cabinet Office (Michael Gove MP), has today made the following written statement:Today I am providing an update on the UK Government’s work on …
UIN: HCWS885 Today I am providing an update on the UK Government’s work on the Union and intergovernmental relations (IGR) with devolved administrations. These are:A progress update on the joint IGR review.The inaugural quarterly report on the UK Government’s engageme...
We expect DIT to finalise governance arrangements by agreeing on a concordat by January 2021 and recommend that other UK government departments consider using this as a model for strengthening their relationships with the devolved administrations. Type: conclusion | Number: …
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UIN: HCWS564 Today, the Government is announcing new measures to improve the transparency and accountability of relations between the UK Government and the devolved administrations.We are taking these steps because the Government recognises that effective transparency...
UIN: HLWS558 My Rt Hon. Friend, the Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and Minister for Cabinet Office (Michael Gove), has today made the following Written Statement:Today, the Government is announcing new measures to improve the transparency and accountability of …
We agree with Professor Nicola McEwen that trust is an essential ingredient for intergovernmental relations, and it is clear that trust needs to develop between the UK and Scottish Governments. This takes effort from both sides. Holding regular, formal, structured, …
We welcome the review of intergovernmental working and look forward to seeing the results of the report. We intend to return to this issue later in the Parliament. Type: conclusion | Number: 2 | Paragraph: 17 | Response status: under_consideration …
The UK Government has failed to make clear when its messaging applies only to England, causing unnecessary confusion in the devolved nations. There should be messaging clarity to minimise confusion across national boundaries, and this must begin to happen with …
We are concerned to hear that Ministerial Implementation Groups (MIGs) and COBRA have ceased to meet in the context of the pandemic. From what we have heard about how communication standards currently stand, decision-makers in devolved nations have come to …
We have also noted that the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC) has not been used as a method of intergovernmental communication throughout the pandemic, although we have heard suggestions that it would not have been fit for purpose in the COVID-19 …
We also recommend that the Government explain to us how it will incorporate concerns about the resilience and suitability of current IGR structures (particularly the JMC) into its ongoing review of Intergovernmental Relations. Type: conclusion | Number: 6 | Paragraph: …
We call on the UK and Scottish Governments to provide details of the procedures and processes used by their advisory groups for providing scientific advice. A commitment to transparency around scientific advice would provide the public and Parliament with the …
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