Pages

Showing posts with label Regulations Review Committee. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Regulations Review Committee. Show all posts

Thursday, March 12, 2020

Bob Edlin: Here’s your chance to let Parliament know what you think of its curbs on Henry VIII (and other) powers



We were about to pack up the office PC and spend the rest of the weekend relaxing when we were alerted to an exercise in Parliamentary scrutiny which .. Well, the word “arcane” sprang to mind.  But perhaps this reflects badly on our need to brush up on some aspects of the legislative process.
The news is that the Regulations Review Committee has called for submissions on an inquiry into parliamentary scrutiny of confirmable instruments.
Do we hear whoops of approval among our readers? Or are you asking: Confirmable instruments?   What are they?
Those of you steeped in the art of parliamentary law-making won’t need to read the report produced by the Regulations Review Committee which contains the answer.
The report explains that Parliament – the supreme law maker – has full power to make laws.