Devolution of Scottish Powers

Date: July 1, 1999 • Location: City of Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Legislative powers in Scotland were first devolved from the Scottish Office in London to the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh.

In the United Kingdom, devolution is the Parliament of the United Kingdom's statutory granting of a greater level of self-government to three countries of the United Kingdom – Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland, and to the subdivisions of England, specifically to strategic authorities.