Legislative Competence Order system

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The Legislative Competence Order system was a mechanism by which the UK Parliament granted the Welsh Senedd specific law-making powers on a case-by-case basis before fuller legislative authority was devolved.

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Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional mechanism ⓘ
devolution instrument ⓘ
abbreviation LCO system ⓘ
affectedInstitution UK Government ⓘ
linked to: UK government

Welsh Government ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction Wales ⓘ
cameIntoEffect 2007 ⓘ
characteristic complex multi‑stage approval process ⓘ
incremental approach to devolution ⓘ
context asymmetric devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ
criticisedFor being slow and cumbersome ⓘ
lack of clarity about the extent of devolved powers ⓘ
distinctFrom Northern Ireland Assembly’s legislative competence framework ⓘ
Scottish Parliament’s original primary legislative powers ⓘ
endedWith 2011 referendum on further law‑making powers for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
grantedPowersTo National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
linked to: Senedd

Senedd Cymru ⓘ
linked to: Senedd
historicalPeriod early phase of Welsh legislative devolution ⓘ
inForceDuring 2007–2011 ⓘ
instrumentType Legislative Competence Order ⓘ
introducedBy Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
legalBasis Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
methodOfDevolution case‑by‑case transfer of legislative competence ⓘ
operatedWithin United Kingdom ⓘ
policyArea constitutional law ⓘ
devolution in the United Kingdom ⓘ
powersGrantedBy UK Parliament ⓘ
linked to: British Parliament
predecessorOf more extensive primary legislative powers for the Senedd ⓘ
processStep approval of LCO by the Privy Council ⓘ
approval of final LCO text by both Houses of Parliament ⓘ
proposal of an LCO by the Welsh Ministers or Assembly Member ⓘ
scrutiny of draft LCO by committees in the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
scrutiny of draft LCO by committees in the UK Parliament ⓘ
purpose to confer specific primary law‑making powers on the Welsh legislature ⓘ
relatedTo Welsh devolution settlement ⓘ
reserved powers model for Wales ⓘ
requiredApprovalFrom House of Commons ⓘ
House of Lords ⓘ
National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
linked to: Senedd

Privy Council ⓘ
UK Secretary of State for Wales ⓘ
resultOf political compromise over the pace of Welsh devolution ⓘ
scope specified subject areas within devolved fields ⓘ
supersededBy Part 4 of the Government of Wales Act 2006 ⓘ
full primary law‑making powers for the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ
usedToAmend legislative competence of the National Assembly for Wales ⓘ

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2011 Welsh devolution referendum → replacedProcedure → Legislative Competence Order system ⓘ
Legislative Competence Order system → instrumentType → Legislative Competence Order ⓘ
linked to: Legislative Competence Order system