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Summary Devolution Timeline

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This document provides a timeline of key developments in devolution within the UK. It is colour-coded and covers devolution to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It provides specific examples and statistics that can be used for multiple topics across the A-Level course.

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  • November 10, 2024
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  • a level
  • politics
  • a level politics
  • uk government
  • uk politics
  • devolution
  • scotland
  • wales
  • northern ireland
  • scottish devolution
  • welsh devolution

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  • PEARSON (PEARSON)
  • Politics
  • Devolution
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Timeline of Devolution

1979 → Referendum on Scottish Devolution fails to reach the threshold of 40% of the
electorate approving

1997 →Scotland - a referendum on devolution passes with a comfortable majority

1998 →NI - The Belfast Agreement is approved in a referendum, the Northern Ireland Act is
passed granting devolution, first elections to the NI Assembly

1999 →The Welsh Assembly is elected and holds its first meetings

2002 →The NI Assembly is suspended, central government takes over in the province

2007 →NI devolved government is restored

2014 →Scotland → A referendum on full independence is defeated by 55% to 45%

2015 →Wales →The UK gov announces the government of Wales may be given future
powers over a proportion of income tax raised in the country without the approval of a
referendum, despite this requirement existing in previous legislation

2016 →The Scotland Act grants wide-ranging financial powers to the Scottish government,
including control over income tax rates

2017 →Wales →The Government of Wales Act passes, which devolved greater political,
administrative and fiscal powers to the Welsh Assembly

2017 →In Jan, government in NI collapses as power sharing breaks down

2020 →The government of NI is restored in January following agreement between Sinn Fein
and the DUP

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