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The Government’s position is that it should be accountable to Parliament and that primary legislation is not required for a future Administration to commission an independent review.
We are changing “must” make regulations back to “may” make regulations, because there is now an obligation to lay the draft regulations within a deadline.
As I said, it is nearly double what it was when the Parliament was first set up back in 1999, even accounting for the additional responsibilities in areas such as welfare.