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<p>All sections of the Scotland Act 2016 that increase the powers of the Scottish
Parliament are now in force. The Scottish Parliament will now be able to legislate
in every area where the Scotland Act 2016 has given it the power to do so. The Joint
Ministerial Working Group on Welfare continues to meet as a forum for discussion and
decision-making to ensure the implementation of welfare and employment-related aspects
of the Scotland Act 2016. The most recent meeting was held on 27th June 2019.</p><p><br>The
devolution of tax and borrowing powers to Scotland has increased the accountability
of the Scottish Government.</p><p>The Government has been clear that it expects that
EU exit will lead to an increase in decision-making powers for the devolved administrations.
The Government remains focussed on implementing the existing devolution settlements
and undertaking detailed monitoring and evaluation in order to be able to assess the
impact of devolution as we consider further decentralisation.</p>
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