UK Common Frameworks

Following the UK’s exit from the European Union, the UK governmentGovernment is working jointly with the Scottish Government, the Welsh Government and the Northern Ireland Executive to develop UK Common Frameworks. Frameworks ensure a common approach is taken where needed on policy areas where powers are returning / have returned from the EU and which intersect with policydevolved areascompetence, ofby devolveddeveloping competence.UK Common Frameworks.

Frameworks are being developed in line with the principles for common frameworks agreed at the Joint Ministerial Committee (EU Negotiations) JMC in October 2017 between the UK governmentGovernment and Scottish and Welsh Governments. Following the formation of the Northern Ireland Executive, its Executive Committee endorsed the JMC(EN) Common Frameworks principles on 15 June 2020.

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