The directions thereby effectively convert instructions which would otherwise only have strong political weight to legally binding orders with which the recipient must comply.
Because they are generally of interest to a relatively limited group of public bodies, Directions are not generally made in the form of Statutory Instruments, but are instead published or notified to the affected bodies as the Minister sees fit.
[7] The increased usage of ministerial directions has been described as a breakdown in relations between the civil servants and ministers.
[9][10] The authority for this comes from clause 1 of part 1, schedule 5 of the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018.
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