Legislative Consent Motion

A motion by a devolved legislature giving or withholding consent to Westminster legislating in a devolved area.

Abbreviation: LCM

Also used as: legislative consent motions, LCMs

A legislative consent motion is a motion in a devolved legislature, such as the Scottish Parliament or Senedd Cymru, dealing with whether that legislature consents to the UK Parliament legislating on a matter that falls within devolved competence or affects devolved powers. Legislative consent reflects constitutional conventions about relations between Westminster and the devolved institutions.

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