Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Conclusion 2
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 35
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee Delegation of legislative power All items in this report Report on parliament.uk ↗ Inquiry on parliament.uk ↗
Conclusion (the committee's words)
Issues relating to whether delegated legislation should be amendable and whether parliamentary procedures could be changed to provide Parliament with a greater range of options than a simple “all or nothing” are beyond the scope of this report. That said, understanding what Parliament is currently able to do is integral to understanding why delegation of legislative powers by Parliament to the executive is constitutionally important. The limits on Parliament’s ability to intervene in delegated legislation places an even greater significance on ensuring the appropriateness of the delegation in the first place. Where laws are passed with little or no scrutiny, Parliament must do more to ensure that they do not amount to an abuse of power.
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 35, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).