Government Business and Constitutional Relations Policy responsibility areas: FOI release

Information requested

Details of the areas of responsibility that come under Government Business and Constitutional Relations Policy.

Response

Government Business and Constitutional Relations Policy and Co-ordination covers a wide range of responsibilities, including:

• elections policy and delivery of the 2021 Scottish Parliament election and an electronic votecounting system for the 2022 local elections.
• Covid-19 regulations, guidance and parliamentary reporting.
• support for Cabinet business.
• development and implementation of policy on constitutional matters.
• management of the Scottish Government’s legislative programme.
• co-ordination of relations between the Scottish Government, the UK Government and the other devolved administrations, the British-Irish Council and the Crown Dependencies.
• Freedom of Information policy, guidance, case-triage, support to directorates and appeal handling.
• relations between the Scottish Government and the Royal Households.
• supporting the Chief Social Researcher.
• policy advice and co-ordination on EU matters including engagement with other UK administrations and support for the First Minister’s Standing Council on Europe.
• planning, monitoring and reporting on the concurrent risks associated with EU Exit, Covid and winter preparedness.

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