codified constitution. Agreement Devolution can be seen as a success. The process of devolution, under Labour, the Tories and Coalition, can be seen a success as it has delivered decentralisation has been widely supported by the public (AO2), showing that constitutional reform has been a success across the UK by making politics more democratic (AO3). Electoral reform has created more legitimacy for devolved bodies and increased trust in elections. Electoral reform with the introduction of AMS and STV for devolved bodies has created far more democratic and representative bodies increasing their legitimacy whilst Voter ID will increase trust in general elections (A02) showing how constitutional reform has improved the quality of democracy and faith in democracy in the UK (AO3). The Human Rights Act and has rebalanced the constitution and protected rights. The Human Rights Act has clearly rebalanced the constitution to protect the rights of citizens by clarifying them in one document and allowing individuals to take public bodies to Court in the UK for infringing their rights (A02) showing that the constitutional reform has strengthened the UK constitution by putting in place more effective checks on the power of government (A03). The Constitutional Reform Act has created a separation of power and more effective checks and balances. The Constitutional Reform Act has created a Supreme Court which has shown itself effective in upholding checks and balances (Miller cases, Scottish Independence Referendum) (A02) showing the success of constitutional reform since 1997 as there is now a more effective separation of powers in line with most modern democracies (A03).

codified constitution. Disagreement Devolution has failed to rebuild faith in the United Kingdom. Devolution has led to more division in the UK, with the rise of support for independence especially since Brexit whilst the lack of representation for England, especially since EVEL was reversed, is problematic (AO2), showing how constitutional reform has been deeply problematic rather than a success by creating new challenges to the constitutional settlement that have not been answered (AO3). Low turnout in devolved elections undermines legitimacy whilst voter ID may have a negative impact on turnout. Turnout in devolved elections has been lower than general election suggesting they have done little to improve legitimacy and democracy whilst Voter ID is likely to depress already low voter turnout in general elections, in particular lowing the vote within already marginalised groups (AO2), reflecting that constitutional reform has so far done little to boost the democracy and faith in politics in the UK (A03). The Human Rights Act remains controversial. The Human Rights Act has become deeply controversial, being seen as limiting the ability of democratically elected governments to deliver on their promises and protect national security (A02) reflecting that constitutional reform has not been a success as it has limited the power of the democratically elected government to deliver tits mandate (A03). The Supreme Court has been seen as too political and the use of judicial review as excessive. The Court is seen by many as too political and overstepping its constitutional role (Miller cases) and the rise of judicial review is seen as a way for those who lost the debate to frustrate the will of the elected government and create endless, expensive delays(A02) showing that the constitutional reform has effectively upset the delicate balance of powers that had developed slowly over time (A03).