Summary
'Scotland's Future in the United Kingdom’ (Cm. 7738) sets out the Government's plans for the next stage of devolution in Scotland, ten years on. It places particular emphasis on strengthening the financial accountability of the Scottish Parliament and responds primarily to the Commission on Scottish Devolution's report presented in June 2009.
In this report, the Commission on Scottish Devolution, chaired by Sir Kenneth Calman, looked at four areas in which devolution could be strengthened:
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- Accountability in finance
- Co-operation
- The devolution settlement
- The Scottish Parliament.
A key feature of the Commission's recommendations relate to the introduction of devolved taxation and legislative powers relating to taxation. A corresponding reduction in the current block grant from the UK would be expected to follow.