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.
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.
Detailed Communiqué following the inaugural meeting of the Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council on 10 November 2022.
In response to: Review of intergovernmental relations
Communiqués relating to engagement between the Minister for Intergovernmental Relations and the devolved administrations on COVID-19.
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 …
A communiqué of a meeting between the Prime Minister of the UK and the First Ministers and deputy First Minister of the devolved governments.