Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Conclusion 10
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 83
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)
Henry VIII powers are controversial, and for good reason. Every such power, and its scope, must always be fully justified. We will always deprecate the use of Henry VIII powers where they appear to have been included in a bill “just in case”.
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 83, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).