Agricultural Support Framework

Author: Courtney Aitken, Annie Bosse, Sarah McKay and Anna Brand

PDF Published: Tuesday 28 Jun 2022 (SB 22-41)

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- Summary
- What are common frameworks?
- Why are common frameworks needed?
- What is the process for developing frameworks ?
- How will the Scottish Parliament consider frameworks?
  - The Scrutiny Challenge
- Scrutiny at other legislatures
  - House of Lords
  - Northern Ireland Assembly
  - House of Commons
- The UK Internal Market Act 2020
  - Process for considering UK Internal Market Act exclusions in common framework areas
- Agricultural Support Framework
  - Policy Area
  - Scope
    
    Domestic legislation
    
    International Agreements
    
    Northern Ireland
  - Definitions
  - Summary of proposed approach
  - Stakeholder engagement
  - Detailed overview of proposed framework: legislation
  - Detailed overview of proposed framework: non-legislative arrangements
- Agricultural Support in practice
  - Roles and Responsibilities: parties to the framework
  - Roles and responsibilities: existing or new bodies
    
    Senior Official Programme Board
  - Decision-making
  - Monitoring and enforcement
  - Review and amendment
  - Dispute resolution official level
  - Dispute resolution Ministerial level
  - Implementation
- Framework Analysis
  - Current policy position
  - Key issues
- Summary
- What are common frameworks?
- Why are common frameworks needed?
- What is the process for developing frameworks ?
- How will the Scottish Parliament consider frameworks?
- Scrutiny at other legislatures
- The UK Internal Market Act 2020
- Agricultural Support Framework
- Agricultural Support in practice
- Framework Analysis
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The image illustrate the different stages common frameworks go through as they are developed. The development comprises five phases: (1) brings together the UK Government and devolved administrations to engage in initial discussions on how the common framework should proceed. (2) focussed on detailed policy development. (3) Period of review, consultation and further policy development. (4) Framework is agreed and implemented. Scottish Parliament committees are involved in scrutiny. (5) Post-implementation arrangements.

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The flow diagram shows the levels at which policy proposals put forward by a government are considered and the core questions considered at each level. The briefing text explains the process fully.

Image: Decision-making processThe diagram on which this chart is mainly based is labelled as showing a dispute resolution process. It is unclear why as (i) the diagram is in the decision-making section of the framework documents and b) only shows a small part of the dispute resolution process insofar as it is part of the wider decision-making process. …

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The diagram displays the order in which disputes are dealt with. It shows a rectangle, the official level, and a triangle, the ministerial level, above the rectangle. The official level comprises officials at the bottom and senior officials above them. The Ministerial level comprises interministerial groups, above them interministerial committees, and above them the Council. A disagreement is first dealt with at the official level, signified by an arrow pointing inwards towards the bottom of the rectangle. All levels are connected by purple arrows pointing upwards which signify that the disagreement is escalated. At all levels, a blue arrow points outwards to the right-hand side to signify resolution. At the two top tiers, the interministerial committees and the Council can 'agree to disagree', signified by an orange arrow pointing to the left-hand side, at which point they are required to make a statement to legislatures.

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Finance and Constitution Committee, The Scottish Parliament. (2021, February 12). Legacy Expert Panel Report to the Finance and Constitution Committee 12 February 2021. Retrieved from https://archive2021.parliament.scot/S5_Finance/General%20Documents/Legacy_Finaldoc(1).pdf [accessed 13 December 2021]

Scottish Parliament . (2021, June 4). Common Frameworks in the new Parliamentary Session. Retrieved from https://spice-spotlight.scot/2021/06/04/common-frameworks-in-the-new-parliamentary-session/ [accessed 13 December 2021]

Uk Government . (2021, December 10). Guidance: Process for considering UK Internal Market Act exclusions in Common Framework areas. Retrieved from https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/process-for-considering-ukim-act-exclusions-in-common-framework-areas/process-for-considering-uk-internal-market-act-exclusions-in-common-framework-areas#agreement-of-an-exclusion-request [accessed 13 December 2021]

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Scottish Government. (2018, June 20). Stability and simplicity: proposals for a rural funding transition period. Retrieved from https://www.gov.scot/publications/stability-simplicity-proposals-rural-funding-transition-period/ [accessed 20 June 2022]

European Council. (2022). Common agricultural policy 2023-2027. Retrieved from https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/policies/cap-introduction/cap-future-2020-common-agricultural-policy-2023-2027/#:~:text=The%20Council%20has%20formally%20adopted,targeted%20support%20to%20smaller%20farms [accessed 20 June 2022]

UK Government. (2022, February). Agricultural Support Provisional Common Framework. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/1052061/agricultural-support-provisional-common-framework.pdf#page=66 [accessed 21 June 2022]

House of Lords . (2022, March 4). Letter from Common Framework Scrutiny Committee to The Rt Hon George Eustice MP. Retrieved from https://committees.parliament.uk/publications/9156/documents/159642/default/ [accessed 21 June 2022]

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