The UK Parliament sometimes considers a Bill (draft law) that relates to devolved matters, or that alters the Scottish Parliament’s “legislative competence” (its power to make laws) or the powers of Scottish Government ministers. There is a convention that the UK Parliament does not normally pass such a Bill without the Scottish Parliament’s consent. Before the Parliament is asked to decide whether or not to give that consent, the Scottish Government has to lodge a document called a “legislative consent memorandum”, which is then considered by Scottish Parliament committees. You can find these memorandums (or LCMs) on this page.
This page lists UK Parliament Bills. Click on the Bill title to find information about all LCMs and supplementary LCMs that relate to the Bill, together with information about any motions that have been lodged. These motions are currently known as “motions on legislative consent”, but from late 2005 to mid-2025 were known as “legislative consent motions” (and before that as “Sewel motions”).
Older memorandums and motions are the available in the following archives: