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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

Reports, special reports and government responses

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17th Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 Includes information paragraphs on: Fixed Penalty Offences Order 2025 School Organisation (Prescribed Alterations to Maintained Schools) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
HL Paper 80
Report
16th Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Draft Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025; Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Immigration and Nationality (Fees) (Amendment) Order 2025, Draft Neonatal Care Leave and Miscellaneous Amendments Regulations 2025 and one linked instrument, School and Early Years Finance (England) Regulations 2025
HL Paper 77
Report
15th Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Customs (Safety and Security Procedures) Regulations 2025 Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 Social Security (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025 Official Controls (Plant Health) and Phytosanitary Conditions (Amendment) Regulations 2025 Electricity (Individual Exemption from the Requirement for a Transmission Licence) (Dogger Bank A) Order 2025 and one linked instrument Firearms (Variation of Fees) Order 2025 Town and Country Planning (Northwood Headquarters) Special Development Order 2025
HL Paper 75
Report
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
Correspondence
Additional Information from the Department for Health and Social Care regarding the Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfer of Functions) Statutory Instrument
Correspondence
Correspondence from Huw Irranca-Davies regarding the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017
Correspondence

Oral evidence transcripts

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14 May 2024
Work DWP to answer questions on Regulations to increase the Administrative Earnings Threshold (Legislative scrutiny)
Oral Evidence
26 March 2024
Work Poor quality of Home Office impact information (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Lord Sharpe of Epsom (Parliamentary Under Secretary of State at Home Office), Ruth Hasling (Deputy Director, Parliament, Legislation, and External Affairs Unit at Home Office), and Dan Hobbs (Director General, Migration and Borders Group at Home Office)
Oral Evidence
23 January 2024
Work Better Regulation Framework Review (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Stephen Gibson (Chair at Regulatory Policy Committee)
Oral Evidence
House of Lords Leader's Office (TSC0014)
Inquiry Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - inquiry into the sifting criteria
Law Society of Scotland (TSC0013)
Inquiry Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - inquiry into the sifting criteria
Equality and Human Rights Commission (TSC0010)
Inquiry Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - inquiry into the sifting criteria

Contact us

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