Devolution and the decentralisation of power
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The document discusses different levels of government in the UK. Power has been devolved to national parliaments in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland. The Scottish Parliament, Welsh Assembly, and Northern Ireland Assembly were each established through referendums and deal with devolved issues like education, health, and local governance. The session provided information on these regional governments and aims to help understand the UK's system of devolved power.
Devolution and the decentralisation of power
- 2. Unit 1 Government, policies and the public services View this in slide show now.
- 3. • The aim of this session is to enable you to understand the different levels of government in the UK. • The objective is that upon completion of this session you will have studied: – Devolution of power: • Devolved Parliaments • Full details can be found on page 6, table 1.2 of the course book.
- 4. Devolution • Power is devolved to national parliaments or assemblies: – The Scottish Parliament at Edinburgh – The Welsh Assembly in Cardiff – The Northern Ireland Assembly in Belfast • With London these are the capitals of the countries that make up Great Britain. CENTRAL - Westminster Monarchy House of Commons House of Lords Branches of government REGIONAL Devolved parliaments Devolution
- 5. Devolution - The Scottish Parliament • Established by the Scotland Act 1998 through referendum. • Deals with devolved matters: – Education – Health – Civil and criminal law – Environment – Housing – Local government • see page 6, table 1.2
- 6. Devolution – The Welsh Assembly • Established by the Government of Wales Act 1998 through referendum. • Has around 60 elected Assembly members. • The leader (First Minister) is elected by the Assembly. • Unlike Scotland, Wales is subject to English law. • see page 6, table 1.2 of the course book.
- 7. Devolution – The Northern Ireland Assembly • Created by the Northern Ireland Act 1998 by referendum. • Around 108 elected members. • Its First Minister is elected by the Assembly. • see page 6, table 1.2 of the course book.
- 8. Devolution • The advantages and disadvantages of devolution are shown on page 5, table 1.1 of the course book. You can use this information for D1. • Locate it now.
- 9. Summary • In this session we have investigated: – Devolution and decentralisation of power. – The Scottish Parliament – The Welsh Assembly – The Northern Ireland Assembly
- 10. Look forward • Our next session will focus on: • The European Union.