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UK Subordinate Legislation - The Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No.2) Regulations 2021

Letter from the Constitution and Cabinet Directorate, Scottish Government, to the Committee Clerk, 17 June 2021

Dear Ms Johnston

The Official Controls (Temporary Measures) (Coronavirus) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2021

In the immediate run up to and during the pre-election recess period it was agreed with Parliamentary officials that if Scottish Ministers were asked to consent to UK SIs containing devolved provision during this period that initially the UK Government would be asked to delay the SI until after the election. This was in order that the SI could be notified to the relevant committee of the Parliament as set out in the protocol between the Parliament and the Scottish Government. It was however recognised that there may be a few urgent cases where Scottish Ministers would have to consider consenting to an SI while Parliament is in recess or before Parliamentary committees were established.

The consideration of the above SI, although it fell after the election, was an urgent case and before Parliamentary committees were established. I therefore attach the notification for the above SI which Scottish Ministers consented to. The SI was laid on 8 June and is consistent with the consent granted.

Yours sincerely

Gordon Johnstone

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