Moved by
The Earl of Dundee
14: After Clause 2, insert the following new Clause—
“Cooperation between the Scottish and United Kingdom institutions: reporting
(1) Within a year of the passing of this Act, and annually thereafter, Scottish Ministers and the Secretary of State must review the level of cooperation between the Scottish institutions and the United Kingdom institutions following devolution, and prepare a report.
(2) In the review under subsection (1), Scottish Ministers and the Secretary of State must consult such persons as they consider appropriate, taking into account—
(a) the level of transparency and sharing of information between the Scottish institutions and the United Kingdom institutions;
(b) the level of cooperation between the Scottish institutions and the United Kingdom institutions; and
(c) the sharing of examples of best practice between the Scottish institutions and the United Kingdom institutions.
(3) Scottish Ministers and the Secretary of State must lay a copy of the report prepared under subsection (1) before the Scottish Parliament and the United Kingdom 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 Government of the United Kingdom,
(b) the Parliament of the United Kingdom, and
(c) United Kingdom authorities from which power is transferred under this Act.”