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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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2nd Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Human Medicines (Amendments Relating to Naloxone and Transfers of Functions) Regulations 2024 Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods) Order 2024 Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2024 Illegal Migration Act 2003 (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2024 Correspondence: Further information on Universal Credit Administrative Earnings Threshold Statutory Instruments (Amendment) Bill Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Contracts for Difference (Electricity Supplier Obligations) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ombudsman Scheme) (Fees) Regulations 2024 Human Medicines (Amendments relating to the Windsor Framework) Regulations 2024 M6 Motorway (Junctions 21a to 26) (Variable Speed Limits) Regulations 2024 Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Emergency Prohibition) (Extension) Order 2024 Draft Pensions Regulator’s Defined Benefit Funding Code of Practice 2024
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1st Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Building (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024; Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Human Fertilisation and Embryology (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Draft Renewable Transport Fuel Obligations (Sustainable Aviation Fuel) Order 2024, Draft Separation of Waste (England) (No 2.) Regulations 2024 and one related instrument, Draft Students’ Unions (Freedom of Speech) (Monetary Penalties) (England) Regulations 2024, Draft Vehicle Drivers (Certificates of Professional Competence) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, Sentencing Act 2020 (Special Procedures for Community and Suspended Sentence Orders) Regulations 2024, Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Commodity Derivatives and Emission Allowances) (Amendment) Order 2024, Medicines (Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Analogues) (Emergency Prohibition) (England, Wales, and Scotland) Order 2024 and one related instrument
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27th Report - Work of the Committee in Session 2023–24
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Correspondence

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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
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Correspondence from Huw Irranca-Davies regarding the Trade Union (Wales) Act 2017
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Correspondence with Jacob Rees-Mogg MP regarding evidence based policy and the provision of Impact Assessments
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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)
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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)
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23 January 2024
Work Better Regulation Framework Review (Legislative scrutiny)
Witnesses Stephen Gibson (Chair at Regulatory Policy Committee)
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Written evidence

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House of Lords Leader's Office (TSC0014)
Inquiry Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - inquiry into the sifting criteria
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Law Society of Scotland (TSC0013)
Inquiry Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - inquiry into the sifting criteria
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Equality and Human Rights Commission (TSC0010)
Inquiry Secondary legislation and the European Union (Withdrawal) Bill - inquiry into the sifting criteria
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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.
5 published
Scrutiny evidence
Evidence received in the course of conducting legislative scrutiny.
86 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.
3 published
Pre-2010 publications
Committee documents published online before May 2010.

Contact us

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