Legislative Consent at the Assembly

Legislative consent is the process by which the UK Parliament seeks the agreement of the Assembly to legislate on a subject matter which is devolved to the Assembly (a “devolution matter”).  Convention requires the agreement of the Assembly before Parliament may pass such legislation.

Follow the links below to:

• Find out more about the Assembly’s legislative consent process and procedures;
• Follow the Assembly's consideration of each UK Bill for which a legislative consent memorandum has been laid.  These pages include links to the legislative consent memorandums, any associated documents, as well as the outcome of any scrutiny by the Assembly's committees and debate in plenary; and
• Learn more about legislative consent.