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Devolution: Guidance for civil servants

A guide for civil servants explaining devolution and how it will change the way they work with devolved administrations.

• From: Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government, Cabinet Office, Civil Service and Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities
• Published: 29 July 2015
• Last updated: 21 June 2023 — See all updates

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Devolution: Guidance for civil servants

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This guide sets out the context for devolution and how it will affect the day-to-day work of civil servants. It also contains information on working with devolved administrations and a list of devolution coordinators who can provide more detailed advice and guidance where required.

Published 29 July 2015
Last updated 21 June 2023 + show all updates

1. 21 June 2023

   Updated the Home Office contact details in section 4: Devolution coordinator contact details

2. 24 September 2019

   Some contact details updated.

3. 12 July 2019

   Updated devolution contact details for Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, Department of Health and Social Care and Department for International Trade.

4. 9 May 2019

   Added 'Competition and Markets Authority' contact to the devolution coordinator contact details section.

5. 24 April 2019

   Added Food Standards Agency to 'Devolution coordinator contact details' section.

6. 14 March 2019

   Updated section 2 of attachment.

7. 8 March 2019

   Updated contact details for Ministry of Defence devolution contact.

8. 4 March 2019

   Updated devolution coordinator contact details.

9. 4 February 2019

   Updated attachment.

10. 17 April 2018

    Contact updated

11. 11 April 2018

    Updated the guidance

12. 9 March 2017

    Updated contact details

13. 29 July 2015

    First published.