Zusammenfassung der Ressource
What is devolution?
- The Theory
Anmerkungen:
- What are the devolved powers?
- Devolved powers give the Scottish Parliament powers in certain areas only areas. In these areas the Scottish Parliament decides what happens in terms of law and policy.
- Areas the Scottish government can decide on are for example health, education and training, social work and
local government, crime and justice and policing and fire services
- However some powers the Westminster government keeps (RESERVED POWERS) such as defence, social security and immigration. Nuclear energy and the
constitution
- What has the Scottish Government done?
- When the Scottish Parliament was formed a number of powers were given to them
but Westminster reserved some. (RESERVED POWERS)