Nicola Sturgeon is pushing for a second independence referendum but the UK government will not give Scotland the authority to hold a vote, so it is now down to Supreme Court justices
was given approval by the Scottish Parliament to seek a Section 30 Order under the Scotland Act 1998, which gives the nation its devolved powers, to hold another independence referendum"when the shape of the UK's Brexit deal will become clear".A Section 30 Order can be used to increase or restrict - permanently or temporarily - the Scottish Parliament's legislative authority and was used to temporarily legislate for the first referendum.
The SNP and the Scottish Greens, who also support independence, won a majority and in 2022 Ms Sturgeon published a draft referendum bill that the Scottish government said would underwrite the referendum, if it was passed by the Scottish Parliament.after Boris Johnson rejected her request to hold one in July 2022.
However, the Lord Advocate, who is also the Scottish government's chief legal adviser, said she did"not have the necessary degree of confidence" the Scottish government would have the power to hold a referendum off its own back. But Sir James Eadie KC, the UK government's independent barrister, said it was"obvious" the bill related to reserved matters and the union.
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