UK Government and devolved legislatures

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The UK Government and devolved legislatures comprise the central government in Westminster and the separate elected administrations in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland that share powers over different policy areas within the United Kingdom.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political arrangement
system of governance
centralInstitution Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament

UK Government
linked to: UK government
constitutionalBasis Acts of Parliament
Government of Wales Act 1998
Government of Wales Act 2006
Northern Ireland Act 1998
Scotland Act 1998
country United Kingdom
devolvedInstitution Northern Ireland Assembly
Scottish Parliament
Senedd Cymru
linked to: Senedd
electoralSystemIncludes first-past-the-post voting
mixed-member proportional representation
single transferable vote
governingPrinciple devolution
parliamentary sovereignty of the UK Parliament
hasPart Cabinet of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Cabinet

House of Commons
House of Lords
Northern Ireland Assembly
Northern Ireland Executive
Parliament of the United Kingdom
linked to: British Parliament

Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
Scottish Government
Scottish Parliament
Senedd Cymru
linked to: Senedd

UK Government
linked to: UK government

Welsh Government
headOfState monarch of the United Kingdom
includesDevolvedTerritory Northern Ireland
Scotland
Wales
languageOfOperation English
Irish
Scottish Gaelic
Welsh
legalFramework uncodified constitution of the United Kingdom
policyCoordinationMechanism Joint Ministerial Committee
intergovernmental relations structures in the UK
retainedPowersIn defence
foreign affairs
immigration
macro-economic policy
sharesPowerOver domestic policy areas
education policy
environmental policy
health policy
transport policy

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Joint Ministerial Committee reportsTo UK Government and devolved legislatures
British-Irish Council cooperationAmong UK Government and devolved administrations
subject linked to: BIC
linked to: UK Government and devolved legislatures