Select Committee on the Constitution
The Legislative Process: Preparing Legislation for Parliament
4th Report of Session 2017-19 - published 25 October 2017 - HL Paper 27
Contents
Chapter 2: The policy development process
Scrutinising the evidence base for Government policies
Chapter 3: Consultation and pre-legislative scrutiny
Informal consultation during the policy formation process
Formal consultation on green and white papers
Informal consultation during the drafting process
Parliamentary pre-legislative scrutiny of draft bills
The value of pre-legislative scrutiny
The impact of pre-legislative scrutiny on subsequent parliamentary stages
Effectiveness of pre-legislative scrutiny committees
Chapter 4: The quality of legislation
The clarity of existing legislation
Making the law clearer and more accessible
Consultation during the drafting phase
Clearer departmental instructions
The role of the Office of Parliamentary Counsel
The use of external parliamentary counsel
Oversight of legislative standards
Parliamentary Business and Legislation Cabinet Committee
A Legislative Standards Committee
Summary of conclusions and recommendations
Appendix 1: List of Members and declarations of interest
Evidence is published online at http://www.parliament.uk/legislative-process-inquiry and available for inspection at the Parliamentary Archives (020 7219 3074).
Q in footnotes refers to a question in oral evidence