Scottish independence referendum: legal issues
A briefing paper on the legal issues surrounding a Scottish independence referendum
Documents to download
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The "Sewel Convention" (90 KB , PDF)
This paper has been superseded by the following Library briefings:
Brexit: devolution and legislative consent (CBP 08274, March 2018)
Legislative Consent and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill (2017-19) (CBP 08275, May 2018)
Insight: Legislative consent: what, why and how? (April 2018)
Documents to download
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The "Sewel Convention" (90 KB , PDF)
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