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The phrase "are devolved to the" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the transfer of powers or responsibilities from a higher authority to a lower one, often in political or administrative settings.
Example: "The responsibilities for local governance are devolved to the regional authorities to enhance decision-making at the community level."
Alternatives: "are transferred to the" or "are assigned to the".
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But devolution is not just about the things that are devolved to the Scottish Parliament.
But, as more and more powers are devolved to the Scottish Parliament, it is one that takes on great urgency.
What the PR battle over Brown's unexpectedly robust performance before the Chilcot inquiry failed to explain was military budgets are devolved to the service chiefs.
She told the Mail on Sunday: "It would mean Scottish MPs who have no responsibility for issues like health, education and policing in their own constituencies [as they are devolved to the Scottish parliament] making decisions on those issues for England and Wales.
With former health secretary Andy Burnham, one of the party's heavy hitters, announcing that he is considering standing as the mayor of Manchester when radical new powers are devolved to the city, there are growing fears among some in Labour of a brain drain, if it appears that the earliest the party can expect to be back in government is 2025.
It also backs a new system intended to make it clearer what powers are devolved to the assembly.
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Much responsibility has been devolved to the military.
In the intervening period, powers were to be devolved to the ABG.
It appears that some powers will be devolved to the provinces.
As power is devolved to the regions, corruption may be following it.
Power was devolved to the specialists in asthma, neurological disease and diabetes.
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