With regards to managing the UK internal market, Common Frameworks “offer an agreed means to manage regulatory divergence in a post-EU context: an intergovernmental mechanism based on collaboration and mutual respect.”5Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in response to the Committee's inquiry. (2023, June 26). Retrieved from <a href="https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2023/from-cab-sec-ceac-to-convener-ceeac-committee-re-questions--26-jun-23.pdf" target="_blank">https://www.parliament.scot/-/media/files/committees/constitution-europe-external-affairs-and-culture-committee/correspondence/2023/from-cab-sec-ceac-to-convener-ceeac-committee-re-questions--26-jun-23.pdf</a>
In contrast, UKIMA “imposes a rigid statutory model based solely on the market access provisions, with very limited exceptions, and without the key features of effective internal markets, such as proportionality and subsidiarity.”5Letter from the Cabinet Secretary for the Constitution, External Affairs and Culture in response to the Committee's inquiry. (2023, June 26).