Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee
UK Common Frameworks
Background
Following EU exit, the four UK administrations agreed to maintain UK-wide approaches, or ‘common frameworks’ in some policy areas that were previously governed by EU law and which intersect with areas of devolved competence.
It is intended that common frameworks will ensure coherent approaches to regulation are maintained across the UK. They will also enable the UK Government and the devolved administrations of Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland to make different choices on how to implement the rules in some of these policy areas.
Further information about which policy areas common frameworks would apply is set out in this frameworks analysis 2021.
Further information about the Scottish Parliament’s scrutiny of common frameworks is available on the SPICe common frameworks information hub.
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Correspondence
Provisional UK common framework for plant varieties and seeds
Letter from the Minister for Environment and Land Reform, Mairi McAllan, 4 February 2022Provisional UK common frameworks for animal health and welfare, organic production, and agricultural support
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, 7 February 2022Provisional UK common frameworks for chemicals and pesticides, plant health and fertilisers
Letter from the Minister for Green Skills, Circular Economy and Biodiversity, Lorna Slater, 7 February 2022Provisional UK common framework on Fisheries Management and Support
Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for Rural Affairs and Islands, Mairi Gougeon, 17 February 2022Back to Rural Affairs, Islands and Natural Environment Committee