Carer's Allowance: agency agreement

4. Derivation

4.1 This Agreement forms an annex to the 'Memorandum of Understanding between the Scottish Ministers and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions on joint working arrangements covering the implementation of devolved provisions in the Scotland Act 2016 relating to Social Security and Employment Support Services in Scotland', and will be read in conjunction with the following documents and any subsequent arrangements which are agreed and support this Agreement, insofar as they are not replaced or terminated in the future:

Document: Version/Date

Concordat between The Department for Work and Pensions and Scottish Government

March 2020

Memorandum of Understanding and Supplementary Agreements on Devolution between the United Kingdom Government, the Scottish Ministers, the Welsh Ministers, and the Northern Ireland Executive Committee (MoU on Devolution)

October 2013

Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between Scottish Ministers (SM) and Secretary of State for Work and Pensions (SSWP) on joint working arrangements covering the implementation of devolved provisions in the Scotland Act 2016 relating to Social Security and Employment Support Services in Scotland (SM/SSWP Single MoU)

January 2023

The agreement between the Scottish Government and the United Kingdom Government on the Scottish Government’s fiscal framework

February 2016

Scottish Devolution: A Framework for Audit and Accountability

March 2019

Scottish Devolution: Financial Arrangements for Formal Agreements.

September 2022

DWP and Scottish Government Joint Communications Framework

August 2021

The agreement cited below was an annex to the 'SM/SSWP Single MoU' as referenced above and should be consulted for details of the earlier arrangement agreed.

Initial Agency Agreement (including variations of that Agreement agreed from time to time) between the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions and the Scottish Ministers in respect of Carer's Allowance for People Resident in Scotland

February 2022