How to find Secondary Legislation on

www.parliament.uk

Nerys Davies

House of Commons – List of Statutory Instruments

• To find out which procedure the SI is going through look at the PDF page

• Updated on a sitting Friday• Explains where an SI is in

the procedure through the House of Commons

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/

House of Commons – Newly introduced

• When they are introduced they will appear in the appendix section of the daily votes and proceedings

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/votes-and-proceedings/

House of Commons – awaiting a Delegated Legislation Committee

• Check the calendar section of the website for general committees – this is updated each sitting Wednesday afternoon

http://services.parliament.uk/calendar/

House of Commons – finding the debates in Hansard

• Go through to Hansard, General Committee debates then Delegated Legislation Committees

• There will be a list of debates from all of the Delegated Legislation Committees

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/commons/

House of Commons – awaiting date on the floor of the House

The section where it will be listed is Section B – Remaining Orders and Notices

House of Commons – awaiting time on the floor of the House

• Check the calendar section of the website for main chamber

http://services.parliament.uk/calendar/

House of Commons – approval

• When the are approved they will appear in the votes and proceedings for that day

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/commons/votes-and-proceedings/

House of Lords – all in one place

• House of Lords business about secondary legislation is in one place

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/

House of Lords – all in one place

• You need to look in various sections for the different instruments

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/business-papers/lords/

House of Lords – Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee

• Their work can be found here

• There is also a guidance section for people wishing to write to them

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/lords-select/secondary-legislation-scrutiny-committee/

House of Lords – Hansard

• You can find things that were debated in the main chamber and the grand committee

http://www.parliament.uk/business/publications/hansard/lords/by-date/

Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments

• To find out what the committee is looking at their web page has details

http://www.parliament.uk/business/committees/committees-a-z/joint-select/statutory-instruments/

www.Legislation.gov.uk

• All secondary legislation which is in force is on this website

Future events

• Parliament Explained: Select Committees – 23 January 2013

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