The First Ministers of Wales and Scotland signed the Cardiff Agreement on 14 September, establishing a framework for closer cooperation between the two devolved governments.
The document covered child poverty, living standards, economic development, fiscal arrangements, climate resilience and international engagement, alongside language, culture and media. It set out shared priorities and a mechanism for collaboration while preserving each government’s separate responsibilities. As a framework agreement, it was not a transfer of powers or a new funding settlement.
Why it matters: The measure of its value will be specific joint work and decisions that would not otherwise have happened, rather than the existence of another memorandum.
