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Regardless of whether you support or oppose a referendum, do you think the Scottish Government should or should not need to get permission from the UK Government to run a referendum on Scottish independence?

Fieldwork dates: 17 February 2023 - 29 June 2023
Data from: Scotland
Results from: 3 polls

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Results for: Regardless of whether you support or oppose a referendum, do you think the Scottish Government should or should not need to get permission from the UK Government to run a referendum on Scottish independence?
Fieldwork end date
Pollster		 29 June 2023
Poll by YouGov 		20 April 2023
Poll by YouGov 		20 February 2023
Poll by YouGov
Should need to get permission 40% 39% 40%
Should not need to get permission 50% 51% 51%
Don't know 10% 10% 9%

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Regardless of whether you support or oppose a
referendum at the present time...Do you think the
**Scottish Government** should, or should not, need
to get permission from the **UK Government** to run
a referendum on Scottish independence?

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