UK Government continues to deliver Smith commitments
Scotland Act 2016 Ofcom provisions come into force.
鈥溁使谔逵齛pp provisions coming into force today will enable the Scottish Parliament to scrutinise Ofcom鈥檚 work and will help ensure that Scotland鈥檚 priorities continue to be represented."
皇冠体育app Scottish Government will have the ability to further scrutinise the communications regulator Ofcom from 18 August, as provisions in the Scotland Act 2016 come into force. 皇冠体育app move is part of the UK Government鈥檚 commitment to devolve more powers to Holyrood, as recommended by the Smith Commission.
皇冠体育app new provisions will allow the Scottish Government to appoint a member of the board of Ofcom to better represent the interests of Scotland, as well as a requirement to lay Ofcom鈥檚 annual report and accounts before the Scottish Parliament.
Secretary of State for Scotland David Mundell said:
皇冠体育app provisions coming into force today will enable the Scottish Parliament to scrutinise Ofcom鈥檚 work and will help ensure that Scotland鈥檚 priorities continue to be represented.
This is part of the UK Government鈥檚 ongoing work to implement the Scotland Act 2016, legislation which will make the Holyrood parliament one of the most powerful devolved governments in the world.
Scotland has two governments, both with different but complimentary responsibilities, and it is vital that we continue to work together for the people of Scotland.
Ofcom is the UK-wide independent communications regulator overseeing television, radio, telecoms, mobiles, postal services and the airwaves. It carries out a wide range of functions which taken together boost competition, support economic growth and promote positive consumer outcomes, both for Scotland specifically and for the UK as a whole.