Devolution

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A political system that is legally unitary but is politically increasingly federal due to the devolution of significant powers to regional powers

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Quasi-federalism

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Question raised during devolution debates of whether MPs from NI, Scotland and Wales should be able to vote on matters only affecting England

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West Lothian Question

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The power to issue delegates legislation - regulations kade using powers delegates by an Act of Parliament which are necessary to implement the law

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Secondary legislative powers

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A state in which different parts retain significant political and cultural differences even after being united under a strong central government

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Union state

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In 2011, this approved the Welsh Assembly gaining primary legislative powers in 20 devolved policy areas without needing to consult the UK Parliament

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Welsh Devolution Referendum

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Pre-1999 form of devolution in which power was centralised but Scottish and Welsh Offices manages many domestic policy areas in Scotland and Wales

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Administrative devolution

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Local authorities that do not provide local services themselves but instead oversee the contracting out of most public services to private providers

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Enabling Authorities

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An ideology that stresses the need for people who share territory, history and culture to be able to govern themselves as an independent state

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Nationalism

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2012 Act devolving: power to alter income tax by 10p in the £, stamp duty and landfill tax, powers over drugs, driving and drugs and power to borrow money

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Scotland Act

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Where central government takes over some of the functions of local authorities limiting the financial and political decision they can make

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Centralisation

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Where the constitution shares power between central/national and regional tiers of government which are both sovereign in their particular sphere

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Federalism

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Top-tier administrative body for Greater London consisting of a directly elected Mayor of London and an elected 25 member London Assembly

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Greater London Authority

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A reform first introduced in London in 2000 and since adopted by other local authorities to create a directly elected executive to lead the council

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Directly elected mayors

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This formula, based largely on population sizes, adjusts spending grants for Scotland, Wales and NI to reflect spending changes in England

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Barnett formula

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Lower level in a two-tier authority responsible for rubbish collection, recycling, council tax collection, housing and planning applications

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District councils

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A local tax funding local authorities introduced in 1993 which is based upon property value with higher taxes paid on more valuable properties

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Council tax

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Post-1999 devolution in which legislative powers are transferred to new regional Parliaments and assemblies but central government retains sovereignty

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Legislative devolution

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Policy areas that are dealt with solely by the UK Parliament and not devolved to the Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly or the NI Assembly

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Reserved matters

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Commonly used name for the 1990 Community Charge, a new local tax that charges everyone the same rate regardless of the size or value of their home

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Poll tax

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Top level in a two-tier authority, responsible for education, transport, planning, fire and public safety, social services, libraries and waste management

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County Councils

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Where devolved parliaments and assemblies are given the power to raises their own taxes rather than relying upon grandma transferred from Parliament

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Financial devolution

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A political system where elected local authorities provide local services and are held accountable for their performance at local elections

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Local government

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2006 Act that gave the Welsh Assembly limited primary legislative powers in 20 policy areas and created an executive accountable to the Assembly

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Government of Wales Act

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A type of local authority that has a single tier and is responsible for all local government functions, usually used in large cities

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Unitary authority

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Where the devolution of powers from central to sub national governments is not uniform and the powers devolved cary from region to region

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A symmetrical devolution

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2012 Act that gave local authorities a general pier of competence meaning the power to do anything that individuals generally may do

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Localism Act

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2014 Act that devolved stamp duty, business rates and landfill tax to Wales and allowed for a referendum to be held on whether to devolve income tax

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Wales Act

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Structure of local government established in 1974 which divides the provision of local services between two different authorities

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Two-tier authority

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A state where the central government is supreme with the ultimate authority over any sub national institutions it chooses to devolve powers to

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Unitary state

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The transfer of certain political powers from central government to sub national governments which remain subordinate and do not share sovereignty

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Devolution

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2016 Act that devolved income tax rates and bands, air passenger duty, abortion law, welfare and asserts the permanence of the Scottish Gov and Parliament

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Scotland Act

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The relationship between different governments, for example, between the UK government and the devolved administrations

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Intergovernmental relations

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A procedure launched in 2025 giving Grand Committees of English, or English and Welsh MPs the chance to veto bills relating to just England and Wales

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English votes for English Laws

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The power to make new laws in the policy areas that have been devolved from the UK Parliament

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Primary legislative powers