Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Conclusion 14
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 97
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
When drafting a delegated powers memorandum for a bill which includes a power to issue guidance, departments must clearly explain and justify the character of the guidance. Where guidance is, in effect, legislative in character, it should be laid before Parliament and subject to parliamentary scrutiny.
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 97, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).