The Commission chaired by Lord Smith of Kelvin delivered a cross party agreement on further devolution to Scotland on 27 November 2014. The Government has committed to producing draft clauses by 25 January 2015. Individual parties have made commitments to introduce legislation to Parliament following the General Election in May 2015.<\/p>
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The roles and responsibilities of the Government and the devolved administrations are explained in various provisions made in the devolution Acts, as well as in non-statutory publications setting out the relationship.<\/p>
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As set out in HM Treasury\u2019s \u2018Statement of Funding Policy<\/em>\u2019,<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> \u2018the devolved administrations will be fully accountable for the proper control and management of their public expenditure allocation and for securing economy, efficiency and value for money through scrutiny by the relevant Parliament or Assemblies and the detailed accountability and audit procedures listed in the Devolution Acts.\u2019 (3.2.5)<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> The Government\u2019s commitment to the integrity and autonomy of the devolved administrations is outlined in the \u2018Devolution: memorandum of understanding and supplementary agreement<\/em>\u2019:<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> \u2018The United Kingdom Parliament retains the absolute right to debate, enquire into or make representations about devolved matters. It is ultimately for Parliament to decide what use to make of that power, but the UK Government will encourage the UK Parliament to bear in mind the primary responsibility of devolved legislatures and administrations in these fields and to recognise that it is a consequence of Parliament\u2019s decision to devolve certain matters that Parliament itself will in future be more restricted in its field of operation.\u2019<\/p> <\/p>"}
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