An overview
The Constitution Committee examines all Public Bills for constitutional implications and investigates broad constitutional issues. The membership of the Committee draws on the expertise in the House of Lords.
What do we do?
The Committee assesses the impact of a Public Bill and, where appropriate, publishes a report on the Bill to inform the House. The Committee also undertakes investigative inquiries into wider constitutional issues and publishes a report with recommendations aimed principally at the Government.
The Committee also takes evidence annually from the Deputy Prime Minister, the Lord Chancellor, the Lord Chief Justice of England and Wales, the President of the Supreme Court and from the chairman of the House of Lords Appointments Commission.
In the 2012-13 session the Committee published thirteen reports. These are available on the publications page. Future Committee reports will appear here as they are available.