Parliament and constitution

Academic research

Democratic Audit UK

• Berry, R. and Kippin, S. eds Should the UK lower the voting age to 16? A Democratic Audit collection (July 2014)

ESRC funded Governing after the referendum: Challenges for Whitehall and the devolved administrations after the Scottish independence referendum

• Paun, A. and Munro, R. Governing in an Ever Looser Union How the four governments of the UK co-operate, negotiate and compete (19 February 2015)

Governing after the referendum: Challenges for Whitehall and the devolved administrations after the Scottish independence referendum and Institute for Government

• Paun, A. [… et al] Governing after the referendum: future constitutional scenarios for Scotland and the UK (11 September 2014)

The future of the UK and Scotland

• Beyond Smith: Contributions to the continuing process of Scottish devolution (25 November 2014)
• Jeffrey, C. and Perman, R. eds. Scotland’s decision: 16 questions to think about for the Referendum on 18 September (2 August 2014)

UCL Constitution Unit

• Hazell, R. ed. Devolution and the future of the union (5 May 2015)
• Melton, J., Stuart, C. and Helen, D. To codify or not to codify? Lessons from consolidating the United Kingdom’s constitutional statutes (19 March 2015)

University of Edinburgh, Academy of Government

• Eichhorn, J. Kenealy, D.,  Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. Elite and mass attitudes on how the UK and its parts are governed – England and the process of constitutional change (March 2015
• Eichhorn, J. Kenealy, D.,  Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. Elite and mass attitudes on how the UK and its parts are governed – Democratic engagement with the process of constitutional change (March 2015)
• Eichhorn, J. Kenealy, D.,  Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. Elite and mass attitudes on how the UK and its parts are governed – Public preferences and the process of constitutional change (March 2015)
• Eichhorn, J. Kenealy, D.,  Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. Elite and mass attitudes on how the UK and its parts are governed – the Smith Commission and the process of constitutional change (March 2015)
• Eichhorn, J. Kenealy, D.,  Parry, R., Paterson, L. & Remond, A. Elite and mass attitudes on how the UK and its parts are governed – Overview of the project and methods employed (March 2015)

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Bloggers (B)

 

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Business organisations (BO)

 

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Constitutional campaigning bodies

Campaign for Scottish Home Rule

• Briefing Principle 1: Responsibilities Devolved (9 November 2014)

Devo Plus Group

• A New Union. Third report of the Devo Plus Group (November 2012)
• Improving social outcomes in Scotland: second report of Devo Plus Group (September 2012)
• A stronger Scotland within the UK: first report of the Devo Plus Group (May 2012)
• Summary paper of Devo Plus (2012)

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Constitutional reform bodies

Constitutional Reform Group

• Towards a new Act of Union: a discussion paper (September 2015)

Constitutional Commission

• Draft ’Charter_of_Autonomy’ (September 2014)

Our Islands – Our Future and Scottish Government

• Empowering Scotland’s Island Communities: Island Areas Ministerial Working Group (16 June 2014)

Commission on Scottish Devolution (Calman Commission)

• Serving Scotland Better: Scotland and the United Kingdom in the 21st Century (9 June 2009)
• The Commission on Scottish Devolution: A Summary of Evidence (May 2008 - June 2009)

Constitution Society

• Renwick, A. After the Referendum: options for a Constitutional Convention (April 2014)

Electoral Reform Society (ERS)

• Democracy Max. A vision for a good Scottish democracy (August 2013)

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National Assembly for Wales (NAW)

 

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Political parties

Scottish Conservatives

• Covering letter to the Smith Commission (10 October 2014)

Scottish Conservatives’ Commission on the Future Governance of Scotland (Strathclyde Commission)

• Commission on the Future Governance of Scotland (2 June 2014)

Scottish Green Party

• Scottish Green Party submission to Smith Commission on Devolution (10 October 2014)

Scottish Labour Party

• Scottish Labour’s Submission to the Smith Commission (10 October 2014)

Scottish Labour Party Devolution Commission

• Powers for a Purpose: Strengthening Accountability and Empowering People: final report our proposals (18 March 2014)
• Powers for a purpose - strengthening accountability and empowering people final report (18 March 2014)

Scottish Liberal Democrats

• Scottish Liberal Democrats Covering Letter to the Smith Commission (10 October 2014)

Scottish Liberal Democrats Home Rule and Community Rule Commission

• Campbell II: The second report of the Home Rule and Community Rule Commission (10 March 2014)
• Federalism: the best future for Scotland (17 October 2012)

Scottish National Party

• Scottish National Party's submission to Smith Commission (10 October 2014)

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Scottish Government

Scottish Government

• The agreement between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Scottish Government’s fiscal framework (25 February 2016)
• Scotland's Electoral Future: delivering improvements in participation and administration: Summary of responses (10 December 2015)
• Further Devolution Beyond The Smith Commission: Draft Clauses to implement Scottish Government proposals (22 June 2015)
• Further Devolution Beyond The Smith Commission (15 June 2015)
• Scottish Government Response to the Interim Report from the Devolution (Further Powers) Committee on The Smith Commission and The UK Government’s Proposals (8 June 2015)
• Constitutional Reform
• More Powers for the Scottish Parliament: Scottish Government Proposals (10 October 2014)

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Scottish Parliament

Scottish Parliament

• Smith Commission for Further Devolution of Powers to the Scottish Parliament: Statement Official Report 2 December 2014
• First Minister’s Referendum Statement Official Report 23 September 2014
• First day of the Referendum debate  Official Report 23 September 2014
• Second date of the Referendum debate Official Report 24 September 2014

Scottish Parliament Devolution (Further Powers) Committee

• Changing Relationships: Parliamentary Scrutiny of Intergovernmental Relations (6 October 2015)
• New Powers for Scotland: An Interim Report on the Smith Commission and the UK Government’s Proposals (14 May 2015)
• Official Report 2 December 2014

SPICe (Scottish Parliament Information Centre)

• SB 15-16 Further Devolution for Scotland: The Draft Clauses (19 March 2015)
• SPICe Briefing SB 15-03 The Smith Commission Report- Overview (8 January 2015) 

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Scottish Public Body

Audit Scotland

• Preparations for the implementation of the Scotland Act 2012 (11 December 2014)

Scottish Law Commission, Law Commission and Northern Ireland Law Commission

• Electoral Law: A Joint Consultation Paper (11 December 2014)

 

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Think tanks

Institute for Government

• Gash, T., Randall, J. and Sims, S. Achieving political decentralisation. Lessons from 30 years of attempting to devolve political power in the UK (February 2014)

Fiscal Affairs Scotland

 

Reform Scotland

• Thomson, B., Mawdsley, G. and Payne, A. Scotland’s Future: The constitutional report card (24 June 2014)

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UK Government

Cabinet Office

• English Votes for English Laws: Proposed Changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons and Explanatory Memorandum (2 July 2015)

• English Votes for English Laws: An Explanatory Guide to Proposals (2 July 2015)

Cabinet Office and Prime Minister’s Office

• Strathclyde Review: secondary legislation and the primacy of the House of Commons (17 December 2015)

Civil Service

• Devolution toolkit (September 2015)
• Devolution: Guidance for civil servants (29 July 2015)

HM and Scottish Governments

• The agreement between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Scottish Government’s fiscal framework (25 February 2016)
• Agreement between the United Kingdom Government and the Scottish Government on a referendum on independence for Scotland Edinburgh, 15 October 2012

Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons (McKay Commission)

• Report of the Commission on the Consequences of Devolution for the House of Commons (25 March 2013)

10 Downing Street

• Smith Commission: Prime Minister responds (27 November 2014)
• Scottish Independence Referendum: statement by the Prime Minister (19 September 2014)

HM Government

• A new future for Scotland. Our united future. Built to last
• Scotland in the United Kingdom: An enduring settlement (22 January 2015)
• Scotland in the United Kingdom: An enduring settlement - an overview (22 January 2015)
• The Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2015 [Draft Section 30 Order] (20 January 2015)
• The Implications of Devolution for England (16 December 2014)
• The parties’ published proposals on further devolution for Scotland (14 October 2014)

HM Treasury

• Greater Manchester Agreement: Devolution to the Greater Manchester Combined Authority and transition to a directly elected mayor (3 November 2014)

Office of the Leader of the House of Commons

• English Votes for English Laws: Proposed Changes to the Standing Orders of the House of Commons and Explanatory Memorandum (2 July 2015)
• English Votes for English Laws: An Explanatory Guide to Proposals (2 July 2015)

Scotland Office

• Smith Commission Agreement: Non-legislative and additional issues for consideration (11 January 2016)
• UK Government to fast-track Holyrood votes for 16 & 17 year olds (19 January 2015)
• The Smith Commission has reported – what's next? (27 November 2014)

The Smith Commission

• Speech by Lord Smith (27 November 2014)
• Submissions to the Smith Commission: Summary report (November 2014)
• Report of the Smith Commission for further devolution of powers to the Scottish Parliament (27 November 2014)
• Weekly newsletter
• Submissions to the Smith Commission: Interim report (13 November 2014)
• Annex A to interim report: Call for evidence - list of civic organisations (13 November 2014)
• Annex B to interim report: List of events attended by Lord Smith of Kelvin (13 November 2014)
• Annex C to interim report: Titles of petitions (13 November 2014)
• Annex D to interim report: campaign letters and emails received (13 November 2014)
• Annex E to interim report: example of campaign email requesting ‘devo max’ (13 November 2014)
• Annex F to interim report: example of campaign email requesting “home rule” (13 November 2014)
• Annex G to interim report: example of campaign email requesting “the vow” be honoured (13 November 2014)
• Annex H to interim report: example of campaign email requesting no further powers be devolved (13 November 2014) 
• Annex I to interim report: example of campaign email requesting full independence (13 November 2014)
• Submissions from organisations (5 November 2014)
• List of organisations in alphabetical order and the reference number of their submission (5 November 2014)
• Update following the close of the period for submissions to the Commission (31 October 2014)
• Resources
• News
• Principles underpinning cross-party talks (22 October 2014)
• Practical Guidelines for Cross-Party Talks (22 October 2014)
• Proposals from the political parties represented at the Scottish Parliament (10 October 2014)
• UK Government: Scotland House of Commons Hansard 16 October 2014  Col 555-564
• Government debate on Devolution (Scotland Referendum) House of Commons Hansard 14 October 2014: Col 168-271
• Statement by Secretary of State for Scotland on Scotland within the UK, House of Commons Hansard 13 October 2014, Col 46-60
• Oral questions on the Scottish Referendum House of Lords Hansard 13 October 2014, Col 1-5
• Backbench Business debate on Scotland's place in the UK  House of Commons, 6 February 2014, Col 457-506

Wales Office

• Draft Wales Bill (20 October 2015)

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UK media

Daily Record

• The Vow Plus: Gordon Brown outlines Labour's four-point plan to deliver more home rule for Scotland (2 February 2015)
• David Cameron, Ed Miliband and Nick Clegg sign joint historic promise which guarantees more devolved powers for Scotland and protection of NHS if we vote No (15 September 2014)

 

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UK Parliament

House of Commons Library

• Scotland Bill 2015-16: Committee stage report (22 October 2015)
• Scotland Bill 2015-16: Committee stage report (Ongoing)
• Sandford, M. ed. Scotland Bill 2015-16 (Bill 3) Standard Note 07205 (4 June 2015)
• Bowers, P. Draft Scotland Clauses: summary Standard Note SN/PC/07090 (28 January 2015)
• White, I. Voting age Standard Note SN01747 (27 January 2015)
• Keen, R. England, Scotland, Wales: MPs & voting in the House of Commons Standard Note SN07048 (5 December 2014)
• Devolution: after the Scottish referendum
• Armstrong, H. and Bowers, P. Scotland: Devolution proposals Standard Note: SN/PC/06987 (updated 27 November 2014)
• The McKay Commission: Report of the Commission on the consequences of devolution for the House of Commons (17 February 2014)

House of Commons Political and Constitutional Reform Committee

•  The future of devolution after the Scottish referendum Eleventh Report of Session 2014–15 (29 March 2015)
• The Future of devolution after the referendum oral evidence given by Rt. Hon Greg Clark MP, Minister of State for Universities, Science and Cities, Cabinet Office, Rt Hon David Mundell MP, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Scotland, and Baroness Randerson, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Wales  (3 March 2015)
• Constitutional implications of draft Scotland clauses oral evidence by  Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Professor of European and Human Rights Law, University of Oxford, Dr Eve Hepburn, Senior Lecturer in Politics, University of Edinburgh, and Professor Michael Keating FRSE FBA, Professor of Politics, University of Aberdeen (9 February 2015)
• Constitutional implications of draft Scotland clauses oral evidence by Dr Mark Elliott, Reader in Public Law, University of Cambridge, Michael P Clancy OBE, Director, Law Reform, Law Society of Scotland, Professor Ian Loveland, Professor of Law, City Law School, and Professor Aileen McHarg, Professor of Public Law, Strathclyde University, Willie Sullivan, Director, Electoral Reform Society Scotland, Juliet Swann, Campaigns and Research Officer, Electoral Reform Society Scotland, and David Torrance, Journalist and Author (2 February 2015)
• Voter engagement in the UK: follow up Sixth Report of Session 2014–15 (5 February 2015)
• Inquiry into the Constitutional implications of draft Scotland clauses (January 2015)
• The Future of devolution after the referendum: oral evidence given by Akash Paun, Fellow, Institute for Government, and Paul Swinney, Senior Economist, Centre for Cities (15 December 2014)
• The Future of devolution after the referendum: oral evidence given by Ruth Davidson MSP, Leader, and Eddie Barnes, Director of Strategy and Communications, Scottish Conservatives; and Willie Rennie MSP, Leader, Scottish Liberal Democrats and Lord Purvis of Tweed (24 November 2014)
• Voter engagement in the UK Fourth Report of Session 2014–15 (14 November 2014)
• The Future of devolution after the referendum: oral evidence given by Professor Jim Gallagher, Nuffield College, Oxford (23 October 2014)
• The Future of devolution after the referendum: oral evidence given by Lewis Macdonald MSP, Chief Whip, Scottish Labour Party; Professor Michael Keating, Director, and Professor Nicola McEwen, Associate Director, Scottish Centre on Constitutional Change (16 October 2014)
• Inquiry into Devolution after the referendum terms of reference (19 September 2014)
• Inquiry into What next on the redrawing of Parliamentary boundaries? (17 July 2014)
• Do we need a constitutional convention for the UK? Fourth Report of Session 2012–13 (March 2013)

House of Commons Procedures Committee

• Government proposals for English votes for English laws Standing Orders: interim report. First Report of Session 2015–16 14 October 2015)

House of Commons Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee

• The Future of the Union, part one: English Votes for English laws. Fifth Report of Session 2015–16 (26 January 2016)
• Lessons for Civil Service impartiality for the Scottish independence referendum: Government Response to the Public Administration Select Committee's Fifth Report of  Session 2014-15 (14 January 2016)
• Inter-institutional relations in the UK inquiry (15 December 2015)

House of Commons Public Administration Committee 

• Lessons for Civil Service impartiality from the Scottish independence referendum: 5th report of Session 2014-15 (23 March 2015)

House of Commons Scottish Affairs Committee

• The demography of Scotland and the implications for devolution inquiry (5 February 2016)
• English Votes for English Laws inquiry (August 2015)
• The Implementation of the Smith Agreement Fourth Report of Session 2014–15 (10 March 2015)
• Oral evidence from Alistair Carmichael, Secretary of State for Scotland (16 December 2014)
• The Smith Commission: Proposals for further Devolution to Scotland
• Oral evidence from Lord Smith (3 December 2014)

House of Lords Constitution Committee

• HM Government response to the Committee's report on the Scotland Bill (11 January 2016)
• 6th Report of Session 2015‒16 Scotland Bill (23 November 2015)
• The Union and devolution publications (14 October 2015)
• The Union and devolution inquiry (24 July 2015)
• 11th Report of Session 2014‒15 Inter-governmental relations in the United Kingdom (27 March 2015)
• Inter-governmental relations in the UK: Oral and written evidence (27 March 2015)
• Proposals for the devolution of further powers to Scotland:10th Report of Session 2014-15 (24 March 2015)
• 9th Report: Draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2015 (23 February 2015)
• Inquiry into Inter-governmental relations in the United Kingdom (December 2014)
• The Process of Constitutional Change (July 2011)

House of Lords Library

•  Taylor, R. Scotland Bill (HL Bill 73 of 2015–16) Lords Library Note (18 November 2015)
• Scott, E. and Waitzman, E. Debate on 29 October 2014: Devolution Following the Scotland Referendum - Lords Library Note (23 October 2014)

United Kingdom Parliament

• Scotland Bill 2015 [As amended in Committee] (HL Bill 97) (23 February 2016)
• Scotland Bill 2015-16 [As introduced in House of Lords] (HL Bill 73) (10 November 2015)
• Scotland Bill 2015-16 (HL Bill 73): Explanatory notes (10 November 2015) 
• Scotland Bill as amended in Committee (Bill 48) (7 July 2015)
• Second reading of the Scotland Bill House of Commons Hansard 8 June 2015 cols 916-1014
• Scotland Bill 2015-16 [Bill no. 3] (28 May 2015)
• Scotland Bill 2015-16 [Bill no. 3] Explanatory notes (28 May 2015)
• Scotland Bill 2015-16 [Bill no. 3] Impact assessment (28 May 2015)
• Motion to approve the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2015 House of Lords Hansard 26 February 2015 Columns 1766-1798
• Debate on Scottish Representation in the Union House of Commons Hansard 4 February 2015 Columns 391- 400
• Motion to approve the draft Scotland Act 1998 (Modification of Schedules 4 and 5 and Transfer of Functions to the Scottish Ministers etc.) Order 2015 House of Commons Hansard 2 February 2015 Col 82-98
• Ministerial Statement: Draft Scotland Clauses House of Commons Hansard 22 January 2015 Col 379-390
• Devolution and the Union House of Commons Hansard 20 November 2014 : Col 469-526
• Ministerial Statement: Smith Commission House of Commons Hansard 27 November 2014 Col 1087- 1105
• Scotland: Smith Commission Statement House of Lords Hansard 27 November 2014 Col 1042-1064
• Scotland: Devolution House of Lords Hansard 29 October 2014 : Col 1201-1298

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UK Public Body

Equality and Human Rights Commission Scotland

• An uncertain mix: equality and Scottish devolution (2009)

Law Commission

• Electoral Law in the United Kingdom: A Scoping Report (December 2012)