Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Conclusion 22
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 112
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)
Where, in turn, an instrument — made under powers delegated by primary legislation — delegates a power to either ministers themselves or another body to make tertiary legislation, the explanatory memorandum accompanying the instrument should state this and explain its scope and why it is needed. (This is a matter to which the SLSC refers in its parallel report.)
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 112, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).