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The role of government in welfare legistion
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THE GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN WELFARE LEGISLATION, INFLUENCES OF INEQUALITY AND DEVELOPMENT OF FINANCIAL TARGETS The United Kingdom is a unitary state in which central government substantially directs most government activity. However, the structure of services in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland differs in certain aspects. Each region has both a Secretary of State and administrative department situated in central government, and its own assembly and executive, which take on the role in the region of certain central ministries. The laws which apply in Scotland and Northern Ireland are different from those in England and Wales. The Scottish parliament has in consequence very much more influence than the Welsh Parliament, and the Scottish executive has the role of a civil service for Scotland, with a social policy in its own right. The administrative structure in Northern Ireland is significantly different, personal social services are the responsibility of the Health Board (as they...
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