Independent report

Strathclyde Review: secondary legislation and the primacy of the House of Commons

This report by Lord Strathclyde concludes his review into how to provide the House of Commons with a decisive role on secondary legislation.

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Strathclyde review: secondary legislation and the primacy of the House of Commons (print version)

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Government response to the Strathclyde review (web version)

Government response to the Strathclyde review (print version)

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In October 2015, the Prime Minister commissioned Lord Strathclyde to lead a short review. The review examined how to secure the decisive role of the elected House of Commons in relation to its primacy on financial matters and secondary legislation.

Lord Strathclyde’s report lists 3 options for providing the House of Commons with a decisive role on statutory instruments and makes recommendations to the government.

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Published 17 December 2015
Last updated 1 December 2016 + show all updates
  1. Added government response to the Strathclyde review.

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