Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Select Committee
The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee is a committee of UK parliamentarians. Members are drawn from the House of Lords. The committee has several primary functions.
Orders
The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee is appointed by the House of Lords in each session with orders of reference "to
Statutory Instruments.[1]
Rationale
Parliament often and increasingly confers powers on the executive to make
bills
remove legislation from detailed parliamentary scrutiny.
As a result, this
Select Committee
was set up.
Working practices
The committee receives all bills introduced in either House when they reach the Lords. There is no equivalent
House of Commons. Bills are accompanied by a special memorandum explaining each of the proposed delegations. The memorandum, published with the committee's report, identifies each of the delegations; describes their purpose; explains why the matter has been left to delegated legislation; and explains the degree of parliamentary control provided for each, and why it is thought appropriate. The committee also has the benefit of an opinion of its legal adviser
. The committee then examines whether the bill or its parts are appropriate in terms of delegations. In some cases, parts of bills are declared inappropriate. More frequently, recommendations are made to increase the level of parliamentary scrutiny over a particular delegation.
Since the passage of the
delegated powers and regulatory reform. In the case of Regulatory Reform Orders they do not examine the policy
proposed, but whether the statutory tests of the 2001 Act have been met, particularly whether the orders actually reduce regulatory burdens. They also consider whether the proposal is appropriate to be delivered by secondary legislation and at times conclude that this is not the case. Parliament's work in this area is set to expand greatly, with the passage of the Regulatory Reform Act 2006.
Membership
As of January 2024, the membership of the committee is as follows:[2]
Member | Party | |
---|---|---|
Lord McLoughlin(Chair) | Conservative | |
Baroness Bakewell of Hardington Mandeville | Liberal Democrat | |
Lord Carlile of Berriew | Crossbench | |
Baroness Chakrabarti | Labour | |
Lord Cunningham of Felling | Labour | |
Baroness Finlay of Llandaff | Crossbench | |
Lord Goodlad | Conservative | |
Baroness Humphreys | Liberal Democrat | |
Earl of Lindsay | Conservative | |
Lord Rooker | Labour |
See also
- List of Committees of the United Kingdom Parliament
References
- ^ "Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Role of the Committee". UK Parliament.
- ^ "Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - Membership". UK Parliament.