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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are fully devolved" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing the transfer of powers or responsibilities, often in political or administrative settings.
Example: "The new government structure ensures that local authorities are fully devolved, allowing them to make decisions that best suit their communities."
Alternatives: "are completely transferred" or "are entirely delegated".
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It said it will be "highly challenging" and will require "sustained policy effort" to meet targets, but that not all these policy areas are fully devolved.
This will include select committees such as health and education, which are fully devolved subjects in Scotland.
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Ashdown certainly hinted at that when he said the commission's abolition was contingent on policing and justice powers being fully devolved to the Northern Ireland assembly.
He had probably done more than anyone to ensure that the NHS in Scotland is fully devolved to Holyrood but was also uniquely qualified to appreciate the continuing importance of shared resources in specialist treatments, research and training.
Most of Scotland's cultural policy has been fully devolved since 1999; and the white paper seems to envisage a steady-as-she-goes approach to the subsidised arts in Scotland, with few proposed cuts.
Speaking at first minister's questions at Holyrood, Sturgeon said the issue for her was whether the repeal bill would mean powers repatriated from Brussels, covering, for instance, agriculture and fishing, being fully devolved.
Business rates being fully devolved.
In the UK, for example, the government in Westminster cannot interfere in Scottish education policy because education is fully devolved.
The boss of a firm that has turned over £100m so far in 2014 has welcomed confirmation that business rates are being fully devolved to the Welsh government.
A range of other benefits that support older people, carers, disabled people and those who are ill should also be fully devolved.
"So far as tax devolution is concerned, I am pleased that both landfill tax and stamp duty land tax are to be fully devolved.
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