Committees

Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee scrutinises proposals in bills to delegate legislative power from Parliament to another body and also examines Legislative Reform Orders

Reports, special reports and government responses

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14th Report - Renters' Rights Bill
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HL Paper 79
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13th Report - Bus Services (No. 2) Bill [HL]; Permitted Development Rights (Extension) Bill [HL]; Non-Domestic Rating (Multipliers and Private Schools) Bill
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HL Paper 74
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12th Report - Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL]: Government Response
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HL Paper 69
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Correspondence

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Letter from SLSC and DPRRC Chairs to Robert Jenrick MP on the Building Safety Bill 24 February 2021
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Letter from SLSC and DPRRC Chairs to Jacob Rees-Mogg MP on skeleton bills and skeleton provision (10/11/20)
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Letter fom Jacob Rees-Mogg MP to committee Chairs on skeleton bills and skeleton provision (19/10/20)
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Oral evidence transcripts

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16 October 2024
Work Product Regulation and Metrology Bill (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Lord Leong (Member at House of Lords), Justin Madders (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Department for Business and Trade), Helen Le Mottee (Deputy Director (Legal) for Products, Business and Better Regulation at Department for Business and Trade), and Tony Thomas (Deputy Director for Product Safety Policy at Department for Business and Trade)
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Oral Evidence
20 July 2022
Work Government responses to the special reports (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Mark Spencer, Baroness Evans of Bowes Park, and Elizabeth Gardiner (First Parliamentary Counsel at Office of the Parliamentary Counsel)
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Oral Evidence
26 May 2021
Work Delegation of legislative power (Legislative scrutiny)
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Written evidence

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House of Lords (DPM0002)
Inquiry Inquiry into the Quality of delegated powers memoranda
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Other publications

Government Responses
The Government has undertaken to respond to most committee reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule.
4 published
Agendas and papers
Before each meeting, domestic committees may publish the list of matters to be discussed and supporting documents.
2 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
2 published
Engagement documents
Documents relating to committee engagement activities, such as forums, surveys or ‘roundtable’ events with experts and stakeholders that the committee has chosen to make public.
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Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

Contact us

  • Email: hldelegatedpowers@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 3103
  • Address: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, Legislation Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW