Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Conclusion 27
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 126
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Conclusion (the committee's words)
It appears that bill teams are, in effect, being encouraged to regard the inclusion of delegated powers, and the preparation of a delegated powers memorandum, as merely a political or practical matter. The absence in the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation of any explicit statement of the underlying principles is, in our view, a fundamental flaw. We therefore recommend that the Guide should be amended to include a statement of DELEGATED POWERS AND REGULATORY REFORM COMMITTEE 67 principles which should underpin any decision by ministers about whether a bill should include delegated legislative powers.
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 126, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).