Tag Archive for post-legisaltive scrutiny

The effect of legislation

Lord Norton

When I chaired the Constitution Committee in the Lords, one of our major reports was on Parliament and the Legislative Process.  Later this year will mark the tenth anniversary of its publication.  We examined the whole legislative process, including pre- and post-legislative scrutiny.  We were keen not only to see pre-legislative scrutiny (examining Bills in draft)…

Quality of debate

Lord Norton

The first debate in the House today was a three-hour debate, introduced by former Education Secretary, Baroness Shephard of Northwold, on the functioning of Children’s Services Departments. I took part in the debate.  It is not one of my principal areas of interest, but I was interested in one particular aspect. Under the Government’s proposals…