Animal Health and Welfare framework

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

PDF Published: Thursday 30 Jun 2022 (SB 22-51)

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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 Common Frameworks Scrutiny Committee
  - Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Agriculture, Environment, and Rural Affairs
  - House of Commons Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs Committee
- The UK Internal Market Act 2020
  - Process for considering UK Internal Market Act exclusions in common framework areas
- Animal Health and Welfare
  - Policy Area
  - Scope
    
    Northern Ireland Protocol
    
    EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement
    
    International Obligations
  - Definitions
  - Summary of proposed approach
  - Stakeholder engagement
    
    Scrutiny from the Northern Ireland Assembly Committee for Agriculture, Environment and Rural Affairs
  - Detailed overview of proposed framework: legislation
  - Detailed overview of proposed framework: non-legislative arrangements
- Animal Health and Welfare in practice
  - Roles and Responsibilities: parties to the framework
  - Roles and responsibilities: existing or new bodies
    
    Official Level Discussion Groups
    
    Official Level Decision-making Groups
    
    Senior Official Programme Board
  - Decision-making
    
    Principles for Decision-making
    
    Managing Divergence
  - Monitoring and enforcement
  - Review and amendment
  - Dispute resolution official level
  - Dispute resolution Ministerial level
  - Implementation
- Framework Analysis
  - Key issues
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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.

Image: What is the process for developing frameworks ?

Image: Dispute resolution Ministerial level

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.

Image: Dispute Resolution at official and Ministerial levels

SPICe has worked collaboratively with colleagues at Senedd Research on the scrutiny of common frameworks. This includes sharing material drafted by Senedd Research which informed this briefing and which forms part of its text. (2022). Animal health and welfare. Retrieved from https://research.senedd.wales/media/1ivpstdz/22-55-provisional-common-framework-animal-health-and-welfare.pdf

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]

UK Government. (2017). JOINT MINISTERIAL COMMITTEE (EU NEGOTIATIONS) COMMUNIQUE 16 October 2017. Retrieved from https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/652285/Joint_Ministerial_Committee_communique.pdf#:~:text=maintain%2C%20as%20a%20minimum%2C%20equivalent%20flexibility%20for%20tailoring,increase%20in%20decision-making%20powers%20for%20the%20devolved%20administrations. [accessed 28 June 2022]

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Image: What is the process for developing frameworks ?

Image: Dispute resolution Ministerial level

Image: Dispute Resolution at official and Ministerial levels

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