Select committee: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Recommendation 29
12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive
Published 24 Nov 2021
Paragraph 135
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Recommendation (the committee's words)
We endorse the Constitution Committee’s view that pre-legislative scrutiny of bills should be regarded as an integral part of the wider legislative process. The Guide states that publication of a bill in draft is the “default position” and that draft bills should be submitted to parliamentary pre-legislative scrutiny where possible. We recommend that the Government should refresh their commitment to publishing more bills in draft.
From: Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, 12th Report - Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive, paragraph 135, 24 November 2021
Government response
The government responded to the whole report on 26 January 2022 (deadline 24 January 2022).