Recommendation 29

It could be useful to consider shortening the timeframes for remedial Orders to make the remedial process more expeditious. The first timeframe could perhaps be shortened from 60 days to 50 days for the first report in respect of a proposed draft remedial order; and the second one from 60 days to 30 days. Similarly, that would mean that the overall time for the urgent process could be 80 days. That should still be achievable for this Committee to report, provided resources are allocated appropriately. However, we would note that the most significant delay with remedial orders tends to be waiting for the Government to decide on how to address an incompatibility, which can take many years. It may therefore be more useful to consider how to expedite Governmental decision-making, perhaps through a more formal process of engagement with Parliament in setting a deadline for remedying incompatibilities.