Committees

Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

Lords Select Committee

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee considers the policy effects of statutory instruments and other types of secondary legislation subject to procedure.

Scrutiny of secondary legislation laid to tackle coronavirus pandemic

These pages only show information for this committee from the start of 2020 onwards. Earlier information can be found on the previous version of the UK Parliament website.

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Non-inquiry work

Legislative scrutiny
Legislative scrutiny focuses on a particular piece of legislation, sometimes in draft form. The committee might consider it in private, or may take evidence.

Latest news

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Industrial Action legislation is unsupported by any robust evidence to prove its effectiveness says Lords Committee
18 July 2022
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Lords Committees to challenge Leaders of both Houses and First Parliamentary Counsel about worsening imbalance of power between Parliament and the Executive
18 July 2022
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Lords Committee raises safety concerns over proposed M56 (Junctions 6 to 7) Smart motorway
24 June 2022

Latest publications

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11th Report - Instruments under the European Union (Withdrawal) Act 2018: Published Draft Instrument, Proposed Negative Instrument; Drawn to the special attention of the House: Statement of changes in immigration rules (HC 511); Correspondence: Follow-up from DWP on Way to Work outcome; Includes information paragraphs on: 15 instruments
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Submission from CARE on the Abortion (Amendment) Regulations 2022 and a response from the Department of Heath and Social Care
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Scrutiny evidence
Correspondence from Huw Irranca-Davies regarding the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017
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Correspondence

Useful information

Statutory Instruments
Statutory Instruments
Terms of Reference
Instruments being considered by the Committee
Sifting of proposed negative instruments under the EU Withdrawal Act
Proposed negatives recommended for upgrade
Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee – Stage 2 Scrutiny
Frequently Asked Questions
Public Bodies Orders
Writing to us about an instrument
Proposed negatives under consideration
Public Bodies Orders Considered

Contact us

  • Email: hlseclegscrutiny@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 8821
  • Address: Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee, Legislation Office, House of Lords, London SW1A 0PW