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Scrutiny of legislation
in the House of Lords
Jake Vaughan, Clerk of Legislation, House
of Lords
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State Opening of Parliament
27 May 2015
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Different stages of Bill scrutiny
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Main stages of public bills in the House of Lords
• First reading – formal, text is published
• Second reading – debate on principles
• Committee stage – detailed
examination. Debates on amendments
• Report stage – more amendments
• Third Reading – sometimes more
amendments
• “Ping-pong” – resolving differences
between the two Houses
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Similar but not the same:
Lords / Commons procedures
• No formal programming of bills in the
Lords: timetabling is less certain
• Committee stage normally open to all
members. No evidence taking
• No selection of amendments – all
relevant amendments tabled can be
debated
• Third Reading on a separate day
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2015 Government Bills
introduced in the House of Lords
• Charities (Protection and Social
Investment) Bill
• Childcare Bill
• Cities and Local Government
Devolution Bill
• Psychoactive Substances Bill
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Private Members’ Bills
• Same procedures as Government Bills
• Can be introduced by any Member
• 44 entered into the ballot
• More to be introduced later in the
session
• Much lower chance of becoming law
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Draft Bills
•Draft Public Service
Ombudsman Bill
•Proposals for a Draft Bill of
Rights
•Others?
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Committee work
• 2014-15 – e.g. Affordable Childcare
• Permanent committees on e.g. EU
matters
• New ad hoc inquiries:
– Sexual violence in conflicts
– National policy for the build
environment
– Social mobility for school leavers
– Disability provisions of the Equality
Act 2010
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Sources of information about
legislative business in the House
• The Parliamentary website
www.parliament.uk
• The Government Whips Office
website www.lordswhips.org.uk
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Bill pages
Timetable
Bills
Explanatory
Notes
Amendment
s
Briefing
papers
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Members’
policy
interests
Editor's Notes When the House is in committee, procedures are more relaxed (members can speak as often as they wish) and the Lord in the chair sits on the right of the Table, not on the Woolsack. (Sorry, no recent photo available of the House in committee!)