Holyrood calls for comment on common frameworks
Holyrood’s Finance and Constitution Committee has begun the next phase of its constitutional scrutiny with a call for evidence on Common UK frameworks.
The move signals the start of detailed preparatory work by the committee ahead of new legal and policy frameworks being established post-Brexit across the UK and devolved areas.
Finance & Constitution Committee Convener Bruce Crawford MSP said: “This next phase in our constitutional scrutiny is incredibly important, as common frameworks will determine how a range of policy areas work across the UK and devolved nations, whether it applies to business, agriculture or the environment.”
Common UK Frameworks - Call for Evidence
The Committee recognised in its interim report on the EU (Withdrawal) Bill that “significant further work is required in relation to the scrutiny of developing and agreeing common frameworks” and “that this is a critically important area of work and will consider it further.”
The Committee identified a number of areas that require further detailed examination:
• What should replace the current EU policy-making processes across the UK
• Addressing the governance gap in relation to the monitoring, implementation and enforcement of frameworks
• The interaction between frameworks and the negotiation of new international agreements including free trade deals
• Funding of obligations and commitments arising from frameworks.
The Committee would welcome written submissions dealing with the issues outlined above and any other relevant views in relation to the development and agreement of common UK frameworks.
The closing date for responses is Friday 31 August 2018