This Insight explains what the current law of prorogation is, why some experts think it should be reformed, and what some of the options for reform might be.
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The Constitutional Reform Act 2005- the role of the Lord Chancellor (46 KB, PDF)
This Note is designed to provide a short supplement to Standard Notes no 2105 and Research Papers 05/05 which described the provisions of, and background to, the Constitutional Reform Bill in relation to the Lord Chancellor until its second reading in the Commons. The Bill had a protracted initial passage through the Lords where a special committee had taken evidence on the Bill before eventual report stage and third reading.
The scrutiny of the Bill in the Commons was truncated by the general election of 2005.
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The Constitutional Reform Act 2005- the role of the Lord Chancellor (46 KB, PDF)
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