Dissolution and Calling of Parliament Bill

We recommend that legislative intervention by Parliament in this area should only be resorted to in defined and exceptional circumstances. We note that the Government has included a partial and qualified ouster clause in clause 2 of the Judicial Review and Courts Bill. The default position is that matters of justiciability should be determined by the courts. It is for Parliament to determine whether the ouster clause in this Bill is acceptable . Maximum term of a parliament

We recommend that the Dissolution Principles should be subject to further detailed scrutiny by Parliament , preferably as part of a consultation on a draft update of the Cabinet Manual. The principles should be clear and reflect a general political consensus. They should also safeguard the political neutrality of the monarch in the dissolution process. Devolution implications