Do you think that the UK Supreme Court will rule that that the Scottish Government does or does not have the legal power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government?

Fieldwork dates: 29 June 2022 - 17 August 2022
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 2 polls

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Results for: Do you think that the UK Supreme Court will rule that that the Scottish Government does or does not have the legal power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government?
Fieldwork end date Pollster	17 August 2022 Poll by Norstat	1 July 2022 Poll by Norstat
The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government	29%	33%
The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does not have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government	51%	48%
Don’t know/ Prefer not to say	20%	19%

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The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government
The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does not have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government
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The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government
The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does not have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government
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The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government
The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does not have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government
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A case is being brought to the UK Supreme Court to confirm whether or not the Scottish Government has the legal power to hold a referendum even without the agreement of the UK Government. Which of the following outcomes do you think is most likely? The UK Supreme Court will rule that the Scottish Government does have/ does not have the power to hold a referendum without the agreement of the UK Government

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The Scottish independence referendum