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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.

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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.

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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
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Lords Committee questions fairness of latest changes to immigration rules
In its 20th Report of Session 2023–24, the cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has highlighted concerns about the Government’s plans to increase the income required for British citizens and settled residents to bring a partner to the UK, known as the Minimum Income Requirement (MIR). The report comes after the Committee considered the Home Office’s latest Statement of changes in Immigration Rules (HC 590).
2 April 2024
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Lords Committee voices concerns on care sector impact of health and social care visa restriction
In its 16th Report of Session 23-24, the cross-party House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has highlighted concerns in the care sector about the Government’s plans to restrict health and social care visas under changes to immigration rules. The Committee has called on the Government to provide more information about the effect of these changes which took effect in February 2024. The report comes after the Committee considered the Home Office’s latest Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 556) (the Statement).
7 March 2024

Upcoming events

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Tuesday 10 December 2024
3:45pm Private
Private meeting 10 December 2024
Room 1, Palace of Westminster

Latest publications

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9th Report - Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2024 Draft Short Selling Regulations 2024 Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024 Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2024
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HL Paper 47
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Submissions from Green Alliance and Wildlife and Country Side link on the draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations 2024 and response by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra)
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Scrutiny evidence
8th Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Police Act 1997 (Criminal Records) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and three related instruments; Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Movement of Goods (Northern Ireland to Great Britain) (Animals, Feed and Food, Plant Health etc.) (Transitory Provision and Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2024, National Health Service (Charges for Drugs and Appliances) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2024, Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Emergency Prohibition) (Extension) (No. 2) Order 2024
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Statutory Instruments
Statutory Instruments
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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