Legislative Competence Order system

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The Legislative Competence Order system was a mechanism by which the UK Parliament granted the Welsh Senedd specific law-making powers on a case-by-case basis before fuller legislative authority was devolved.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional mechanism
devolution instrument
abbreviation LCO system
affectedInstitution UK Government
linked to: UK government

Welsh Government
appliesToJurisdiction Wales
cameIntoEffect 2007
characteristic complex multi‑stage approval process
incremental approach to devolution
context asymmetric devolution in the United Kingdom
criticisedFor being slow and cumbersome
lack of clarity about the extent of devolved powers
distinctFrom Northern Ireland Assembly’s legislative competence framework
Scottish Parliament’s original primary legislative powers
endedWith 2011 referendum on further law‑making powers for the National Assembly for Wales
grantedPowersTo National Assembly for Wales
linked to: Senedd

Senedd Cymru
linked to: Senedd
historicalPeriod early phase of Welsh legislative devolution
inForceDuring 2007–2011
instrumentType Legislative Competence Order
introducedBy Government of Wales Act 2006
legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006
methodOfDevolution case‑by‑case transfer of legislative competence
operatedWithin United Kingdom
policyArea constitutional law
devolution in the United Kingdom
powersGrantedBy UK Parliament
linked to: British Parliament
predecessorOf more extensive primary legislative powers for the Senedd
processStep approval of LCO by the Privy Council
approval of final LCO text by both Houses of Parliament
proposal of an LCO by the Welsh Ministers or Assembly Member
scrutiny of draft LCO by committees in the National Assembly for Wales
scrutiny of draft LCO by committees in the UK Parliament
purpose to confer specific primary law‑making powers on the Welsh legislature
relatedTo Welsh devolution settlement
reserved powers model for Wales
requiredApprovalFrom House of Commons
House of Lords
National Assembly for Wales
linked to: Senedd

Privy Council
UK Secretary of State for Wales
resultOf political compromise over the pace of Welsh devolution
scope specified subject areas within devolved fields
supersededBy Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006
full primary law‑making powers for the National Assembly for Wales
usedToAmend legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales

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2011 Welsh devolution referendum replacedProcedure Legislative Competence Order system
Legislative Competence Order system instrumentType Legislative Competence Order
linked to: Legislative Competence Order system