In all cases, please ask your UK Government counterpart to copy in the EM inbox ( so that we can see that you are dealing with the request. It is important to note that this process is complementary and should not be used as a substitute to direct contact between Scottish Government and UK Government officials.Ģ0. Where the EM concerns a devolved matter or has a devolved interest, the European Relations Division forwards it to the most appropriate policy lead. The European Relations Division logs the request onto a database and categorises them according to subject matter: 1) devolved 2) reserved and with devolved interest or 3) fully reserved.ġ9. The Scottish Government EM inbox will be sent a copy of all commissioning minutes to the Whitehall leads on day one of the 10 day process. It is, therefore, essential that all policy officials in the Scottish Government who have responsibility for implementing EU obligations know the identity of the main contact in their counterpart Whitehall Department and maintain good working relations with them.ġ8. Whenever an EU document relates to an area of devolved competence, the Scottish Government should be consulted in the drafting of the EM. The Whitehall lead officials then have 10 working days to produce an EM.ġ7. The FCO deposits the documents at Westminster, and the Cabinet Office sends an EM request (also known as a commissioning minute) to the lead Whitehall department(s).ġ6. Whenever an EU institution publishes a proposal for new legislation or another policy document, it appears in the Official Journal and officials in the UK Permanent Representation to the EU ( UKRep) transmit the details to the Foreign and Commonwealth Office ( FCO).
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