Guidance

• Burials
• Care proceedings reform
• Coroners
• Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007
• Cremation
• Data protection
• Devolution
  • Guide for officials
  • Guidance notes
  • Memorandum of understanding
• Elections
• EU funding
• Flu pandemic
• Forced labour
• Forced marriage
• Forms of address
• Freedom of information
• Funding for the victim and witness voluntary sector
• Human rights
• Justice impact test
• Mental Capacity Act 2005
• Mentally disordered offenders
• Pleural plaques former claimants payment scheme
• Referral orders
• Regulatory offences
• Rehabilitation of Offenders Act

Devolution

The Prime Minister has agreed that those areas of political reform for which the Deputy Prime Minister will have direct responsibility should transfer from the Ministry of Justice to the Cabinet Office.

This includes responsibility for constitutional matters, devolution and electoral reform. Responsibility for the Electoral Commission, IPSA, and the Boundary Commissions has also transferred to the Cabinet Office.

The content below relates to the Ministry of Justices former responsibilities for this area.

This devolution guidance is for government officials who work with the devolved administrations.

It includes an easy guide on dealing with the devolved administrations as well as advice on the underlying principles and working arrangements between the UK Government and the devolved administrations.