At a prior stage, private discussions will normally take place between the UK Government and devolved governments 7 M Elliott, ‘The Scottish Parliament, the Sewel Convention and Repeal of the Human Rights Act: a Postscript’ (28 Sept 2015) Public Law for Everyone blog, available at https://publiclawforeveryone.com/2015/09/28/the- scottish-parliament-the-sewel-convention-and-repeal-of-the-human-rights-act-a-postscript/. 8 McHarg (fn 3). 9 In practice, the consent decision is communicated by the Clerk to the Scottish Parliament in writing to the Clerks to the House of Commons and the House of Lords. 10 Scottish Parliament Standing Orders r...