ABSTRACT
The expectation of Home Rule for Scotland was well establishment by the time the people of Scotland voted for a Scottish Parliament in September 1997. The perceived cultural, industrial, historical and economic distinctive of Scotland within the UK had already been defined. Legal and juridical systems were already separate from those of England and Wales by the time serious constitutional discussions pushing for the creation of a Scottish Parliament emerged in the late 1980s. The establishment of Scotland’s Parliament in May 1999 signalled the promise of a more democratically legitimate governance north of the border. Planning had separated from the English and Welsh system both legally and in policy format prior to the Parliament being setting up, as was discussed in Chapter 5.
