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In the United Kingdom, intergovernmental relations refers to the relationship, cooperation, and engagement between the UK Government and the Scottish Government, Welsh Government and Northern Ireland Executive.[1]
Since powers were devolved in the late 1990s from the UK Parliament to Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland, there have been various bodies and forums to facilitate relations between the four governments and their officials.[1]
The first of these, the Joint Ministerial Committee (JMC), was established in 1999. Its members were primarily the heads of the four devolved administrations, as well as some other relevant ministers. The body saw multiple periods where it did not meet for years, such as from 2002–2008, and again from 2018. It was eventually disbanded.
The Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council, established in 2022, is the body where the heads of the four governments currently meet.[2] In addition to the Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council, portfolio-specific Interministerial Standing Committees (IMSC) and Interministerial Groups (IMG) were established.[3][4]
- ^ a b Paun, Akash; Henderson, Duncan (4 November 2022). "Intergovernmental relations". Institute for Government.
- ^ "Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council communiqué 10 November 2022". GOV.UK. Retrieved 29 November 2022.
- ^ "Review of intergovernmental relations (HTML)". GOV.UK.
- ^ "Dunlop review (November 2019)" (PDF).