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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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19th Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: National Procurement Policy Statement; Correspondence with the Ministry of Justice on the Statutory Legacy sum; Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Cornwall Council (Adult Education Functions) 2025 and two linked instruments, Child Benefit and Guardian’s Allowance (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2025
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18th Report - Drawn to the special attention of the House: Draft Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025, Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025; Includes information paragraphs on: Draft Agriculture (Delinked Payments) (Reductions) (England) Regulations 2025, Draft Civil Proceedings and Magistrates’ Courts Fees (Amendment) Order 2025, Draft Disclosure (Scotland) Act 2020 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2025, Draft Industrial Training Levy (Construction Industry Training Board) Order 2025, Draft Online Procedure Rules (Specified Proceedings) Regulations 2025, Draft Guidance on Improving planning performance: criteria for designation Pension Protection Fund and Occupational Pension Schemes (Levy Ceiling) Order 2025, Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025, Early Years Foundation Stage (Welfare Requirements) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Merchant Shipping (Safety of Navigation) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, Elections (Policy Development Grants Scheme) Order 2025, Education (Student Fees, Awards and Support) (Amendment) Regulations 2025
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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
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Correspondence

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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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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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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.
102 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