Source · Select Committees · Justice Committee
Recommendation 21
21
Accepted
Include consideration of UK legislation's impact on Crown Dependencies in committee scrutiny.
Recommendation
We also recommend that the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Cabinet Committee and its Chair, the Leader of the House, should include, as part of its regular scrutiny of bills before their introduction to Parliament, consideration of the extent to which UK legislation would impact the Crown Dependencies, as is already done in relation to the Devolved Administrations. (Paragraph 75) Conclusion: The future of the relationship
Government Response Summary
The government notes the recommendation and states that existing Cabinet Office guidance already requires departments to consider and consult on legislative implications for Crown Dependencies. The Ministry of Justice will re-emphasise adherence to this guidance across government.
Government Response
Accepted
HM Government
Accepted
64. The Government notes the Committee’s recommendation and recognises the importance of early engagement with the Crown Dependencies on any planned legislation. 65. The Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee scrutinises all legislation before it is introduced into Parliament. Chapter 16 of the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation states that departments must consider whether a bill has any implications for the Crown Dependencies. This will include any proposals for all or part of the bill to extend, or be capable of extension at a future date, to the Crown Dependencies and proposals to include in the bill amendments of existing UK Acts of Parliament that extend, or are capable of extension, to the Crown Dependencies. 66. All Government departments are expected to consult the Crown Dependencies at an early stage if the content of a proposed bill appears relevant to them, and before any mention of them is made in a published bill. Where a bill or part of a bill extends to the Crown Dependencies, this is set out in the bill and in the Explanatory Notes. 67. The Ministry of Justice will emphasise the importance of adhering to the Cabinet Office Guide to Making Legislation as part of its approach to educating civil servants across Government departments about the constitutional relationship between the UK and the Crown Dependencies.