Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
The Committee was established in June 2021. It focuses on:
- checking secondary legislation coming before the Parliament for legal and technical accuracy
- checking whether proposed powers to make secondary legislation in Bills are appropriate
- reporting its findings to the Parliament so all laws and proposals for laws get proper oversight from MSPs
- looking at certain Bills which are based on reports from the Scottish Law Commission. The Commission recommends changes to the law so it keeps pace with the way we live and work.
Next meeting of the committee
Details of the next meeting are not available yet.
Dates for future meetings
The Parliament is in recess from 29 June 2024. There aren't expected to be any committee meetings until September.
Previous meetings of the committee
Work of the Committee
Current work
Completed work
Correspondence
Correspondence
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill Stage 1 Report Response
Letter from the Scottish Courts and Tribunal Service, 18 July 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Scottish Government Consultation on the Scottish Law Commission Report on Review of Contract Law
Letter from the Minister for Victims and Community Safety to the Convener, 8 July 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Letter from Liam McArthur MSP to the Convener, 27 June 2024
Official Reports of meetings
Official Reports of meetings
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 25, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 11, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Interests, Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, June 4, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 28, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Document subject to Parliamentary Control
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 21, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure
Meeting date: Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instrument not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 30, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Instruments subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instrument subject to Negative Procedure, Instruments not subject to Parliamentary Procedure, Document subject to Parliamentary Control, Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1
Meeting date: Tuesday, April 23, 2024
Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee
Decision on Taking Business in Private, Judicial Factors (Scotland) Bill: Stage 1, Instrument subject to Affirmative Procedure, Instruments subject to Negative Procedure
Reports
Committee reports
Subordinate Legislation Considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 25 June 2024
A report on the subordinate legislation considered by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee on 25 June 2024.
This report sets out the Committee's consideration of all instruments during 1 March to 12 May 2024.
Delegated powers in the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
A report by the Delegated Powers and Law Reform Committee of its consideration of the delegated powers in the Circular Economy (Scotland) Bill (as amended at Stage 2)
Committee Remit
To consider and report on the following (and any additional matter added under Rule 6.1.5A)—
(a) any—
(i) subordinate legislation laid before the Parliament or requiring the consent of the Parliament under section 9 of the Public Bodies Act 2011;
(ii) [deleted]
(iii) pension or grants motion as described in Rule 8.11A.1; and, in particular, to determine whether the attention of the Parliament should be drawn to any of the matters mentioned in Rule 10.3.1;
(b) proposed powers to make subordinate legislation in particular Bills or other proposed legislation;
(c) general questions relating to powers to make subordinate legislation;
(d) whether any proposed delegated powers in particular Bills or other legislation should be expressed as a power to make subordinate legislation;
(e) any failure to lay an instrument in accordance with section 28(2), 30(2) or 31 of the 2010 Act;
(f) proposed changes to the procedure to which subordinate legislation laid before the Parliament is subject;
(g) any Scottish Law Commission Bill as defined in Rule 9.17A.1;
(h) any draft proposal for a Scottish Law Commission Bill as defined in that Rule; and
(i) any Consolidation Bill as defined in Rule 9.18.1 referred to it in accordance with Rule 9.18.3.
Current Members
Stuart McMillan
Bill Kidd
Jeremy Balfour
Foysol Choudhury
Tim Eagle
Full details of committee membership, including substitute and previous members