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This page contains the reports published by the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee in the current Parliamentary Session, 2012 - 2013.
Committee reports from previous sessions, under the name of the Merits of Statutory Instruments Committee, are available via the link below, sorted by Parliamentary Session. The last report in each session contains an overview of the Committee's work for that period:
Reports and publications from previous sessions
A Session is a parliamentary year. Following the 2011 Fixed-term Parliament Act Sessions typically begin in May and run for 12 months.
Select committees conduct inquiries and produce reports on a range of matters, from the conduct of Government to specialist subject areas.
and Correspondence: Rights of Passengers in Bus and Coach Transport (Exemptions) Regulations 2013
Draft Financial Services Act 2012 (Misleading Statements and Impressions) Order 2013, Draft Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2013, Draft Police and Fire Reform (Scotland) Act 2012 (Consequential Provisions and Modifications) Order 2013
Draft Trade Union and Labour Relations (Consolidation) Act 1992 (Amendment) Order 2013; Also includes an Information Paragraph on 6 Instruments
Additional information: General Pharmaceutical Council (Amendment of Miscellaneous Provisions) Rules Order of Council 2012
Twenty-fourth Report
Twenty-third report
Twentieth Report
Special Report Public Bodies Act 2011: one year on
Correspondence: Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging Waste) (Amendment) Regulations 2012
Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Prescribed Requirements) (England) Regulations 2012. Council Tax Reduction Schemes (Default Scheme) (England) Regulations 2012. Plus 2 Information Paragraphs on 3 Instruments.
Includes Information Paragraphs on 2 Instruments
Public Bodies Orders: Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board) Order 2013 Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Railway Heritage Committee) Order 2013 Statutory Instruments: Employment and Support Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012 Plus 7 Information Paragraphs on 9 Instruments
Public Bodies Orders: Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of British Shipbuilders) Order 2013 Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Aircraft and Shipbuilding Industries Arbitration Tribunal) Order 2013 Statutory Instruments: Draft Animals (Scientific Procedures) Act 1986 Amendment Regulations 2012 Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Specified Proceedings) (Amendment No. 3) Order 2012 Plus 6 Information Paragraphs on 12 Instruments
Draft Jobseeker’s Allowance (Sanctions) (Amendment) Regulations 2012; Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm 8423); Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (HC 514); Further Education Loans Regulations 2012; Plus Information Paragraphs on 9 Instruments
Plus 6 Information Paragraphs on 7 Instruments
Draft Green Deal Framework (Disclosure, Acknowledgement, Redress Etc.) Regulations 2012 and three associated instruments; Feed-in Tariffs (Specified Maximum Capacity and Functions) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2012; Draft Renewable Heat Incentive Scheme (Amendment) Regulations 2012; Plus 10 Information Paragraphs on 11 Instruments
Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of the Commission for Rural Communities) Order 2012; Draft Public Bodies (Abolition of Crown Court Rule Committee and Magistrates’ Courts Rule Committee) Order 2012; Draft Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012; Draft Police and Crime Commissioner Elections Order 2012 and one associated instrument Plus 5 Information Paragraphs on 8 Instruments
Public Bodies Orders: Draft British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012; Draft Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012; Draft Public Bodies (Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission: Abolition and Transfer of Functions) Order 2012. Correspondence: Statement of Changes in Immigration Rules (Cm 8337).
Submission from Unlock ( PDF 339 KB)
Government response to submission from Unlock ( PDF 59 KB)
List of all written submissions ( PDF 253 KB)
List of all written submissions ( PDF 1.1 MB)
CRISIS ( PDF 20 KB)
Disability Benefits Consortium ( PDF 137 KB)
Gingerbread ( PDF 157 KB)
Mencap ( PDF 26 KB)
RNIB ( PDF 53 KB)
MS Society ( PDF 68 KB)
Spartacus Network ( PDF 1.2 MB)
Health Link ( PDF 50 KB)
National Association of LINks ( PDF 195 KB)
Rutland LINk ( PDF 33 KB)
Written Evidence submitted to the Committee ( PDF 1.01 MB)
Uncorrected Oral Transcript of session with Oliver Letwin 12 December 2012 ( PDF 112 KB)
Submission from the National Anti-Vivisection Society ( PDF 318 KB)
Submission from Animal Aid ( PDF 20 KB)
Supplementary Note on the transposition of EU Directive 2010/63/EU ( PDF 30 KB)
Submission from Shelter ( PDF 43 KB)
Submission from Gary Burgess ( PDF 19 KB)
Submission from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) ( PDF 40 KB)
Submission from the Union of Shop, Distributive and Allied Workers (USDAW) ( PDF 39 KB)
Supplementary submission from USDAW ( PDF 31 KB)
Submission from Consumer Focus ( PDF 4.53 MB)
Submission from Copyright for Knowledge ( PDF 374 KB)
Submission from Taxpayers' Alliance ( PDF 176 KB)
Submission from Which? ( PDF 276 KB)
Submission from the Chemical Business Association ( PDF 99 KB)
Submission from the Forum of Private Business ( PDF 389 KB)
Submission from the National Farmers Union ( PDF 61 KB)
Submission from Liberty ( PDF 1.14 MB)
Draft Inland Waterways Advisory Council (Abolition) Order 2012
Draft British Waterways Board (Transfer of Functions) Order 2012
Corrected Transcript of Merits Committee oral evidence session held April 24th 2012 ( PDF 149 KB)
Submission from Anand Patil ( PDF 16 KB)
Submission from Carol Y Krebs ( PDF 82 KB)
Submission from National Bargee Travellers' Association ( PDF 86 KB)
Supplementary from National Bargee Travellers' Association
Revised oral transcript of evidence taken on April 24th 2012:
Revised Oral transcript from April 24th