Select committee: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee
Conclusion 9
Fourth Report - Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters
Published 2 May 2024
Paragraph 40
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
To embark on a process of post-legislative scrutiny whilst ruling out changes to the legislation concerned, even where the Government acknowledges such changes are required, risks negating the validity of the whole exercise. Regardless of any non- legislative improvements that result from the process, and no matter how welcome they might be, it is contrary to the principles of effective government to conduct post- legislative scrutiny without being open to the possibility of its outcome requiring legislative change.
From: Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee, Fourth Report - Lobbying and Influence: post-legislative scrutiny of the Lobbying Act 2014 and related matters (HC 203), paragraph 40, 2 May 2024
Government response
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