Moved by
The Earl of Dundee
22: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Cooperation between the Scottish and United Kingdom institutions
Cooperation between the Scottish and United Kingdom institutions: reporting
(1) Within a year of the passing of this Act, the Secretary of State must review the impact of the provisions in this Act on cooperation between the Scottish institutions and United Kingdom institutions and prepare a report.
(2) In the review under subsection (1), the Secretary of State must consult such persons as the Secretary of State considers appropriate, and must consider the impact of the provisions in this Act on—
(a) the level of transparency and sharing of information between the United Kingdom institutions and the Scottish institutions;
(b) the level of cooperation between the United Kingdom institutions and the Scottish institutions;
(c) the sharing of examples of best practice between the United Kingdom institutions and the Scottish institutions; and
(d) the appropriateness of devolution arrangements in Scotland.
(3) The Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) before Parliament.
(4) In this section, “Scottish institutions” means—
(a) the Scottish Government,
(b) the Scottish Parliament, and
(c) Scottish authorities to which power is transferred under this Act.
(5) In this section “United Kingdom institutions” means—
(a) the Parliament of the United Kingdom;
(b) the Government of the United Kingdom; and
(c) United Kingdom authorities from which power is transferred under this Act.”