The Prime Minister and Heads of Devolved Governments Council is an intergovernmental body in the United Kingdom that consists of the UK prime minister and the heads of the three national devolved governments of Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales.
[1] In 1999, devolved administrations were created in Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland by the United Kingdom parliament.
[3] In 2022, following a review into intergovernmental relations in the UK, the present tiered system of governance was put in place.
[10][11] Prime MinisterMinister for the Union The council met for the first time in November 2022 chaired by Rishi Sunak.
This forum is intended to complement rather than replace the existing system of intergovernmental relations between the UK's four governments.