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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

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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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Committee raises concerns about lack of information to support measures to relieve pressure on prison places
8 January 2025
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Government fees charged where there is no, or doubtful, authority to do so
8 January 2025
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Lords Committee criticises Ministry of Justice’s handling of “tagging” contracts
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a critical Report on the Ministry of Justice’s legislation to reappoint Serco and G4S to provide electronic monitoring services in England and Wales. (That is the provision of electronic “tags” for prisoners released under licence and the monitoring of them).
19 April 2024

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 4 February 2025
3:45pm Private
Private meeting 4 February 2025
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 28 January 2025
3:45pm Private
Private meeting 28 January 2025
Room 1, Palace of Westminster
Tuesday 21 January 2025
3:45pm Private
Private meeting 21 January 2025
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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13th Report- Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Gambling Act 2005 (Operating Licence Conditions) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and one linked instrument, Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Restrictions on Private Sales and Supplies) Order 2024; Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Medicines for Human Use (Clinical Trials) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Draft Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, 2A and 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025 and two linked instruments, Draft Space Industry (Licence Exemption for Military Activities of Allies) Regulations 2025, Merchant Shipping (Prevention of Oil Pollution) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Companies (Accounts and Reports) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2024, Wildlife and Countryside Act 1981 (Variation of Schedule 9) (England) (No. 2) (Amendment) Order 2024
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HL Paper 65
Report
Submission from Mr Jim Allister KC MP on the draft Gambling Levy Regulations 2025
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Scrutiny evidence
March 2024 correspondence between the SLSC Chair and the Permanent Secretary at the Home Office regarding the quality of explanatory material in support of the Home Office’s statutory instruments
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Correspondence

Useful information

Statutory Instruments
Statutory Instruments
Instruments currently being considered by the Committee
SLSC Terms of Reference
How to write to us about an instrument
SLSC Sifting of proposed negatives
Frequently Asked Questions
SLSC Routine scrutiny of all instruments
Public Bodies Orders Considered
Public Bodies Orders (procedure now lapsed)
Proposed negatives recommended for upgrade

Contact us

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