Pre-legislative scrutiny under the Conservative Governments of 2015-24
This briefing provides a summary of the development of pre-legislative scrutiny and the draft bills published during the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Parliaments.

The UK has an opt-in arrangement to measures in the "Area of Freedom, Security and Justice", which concern mainly immigration and asylum, border control, judicial cooperation in civil law, policing and criminal law. This Note looks at parliamentary scrutiny of the opt-in arrangement.
Parliamentary scrutiny of opt-in decisions to the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (83 KB , PDF)
The UK has an opt-in arrangement to measures in the “Area of Freedom, Security and Justice”, which concern mainly immigration and asylum, border control, judicial cooperation in civil law, policing and criminal law.
This Note looks at parliamentary scrutiny of the opt-in arrangement.
Parliamentary scrutiny of opt-in decisions to the EU Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (83 KB , PDF)
This briefing provides a summary of the development of pre-legislative scrutiny and the draft bills published during the 2015, 2017 and 2019 Parliaments.
A bill briefing on the Church of Scotland (Lord High Commissioner) Bill 2024-25. This makes provision for Catholics to be eligible to hold the office of Lord High Commissioner, which is the King's representative at the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the UK has applied sanctions and changed rules around visas and corporate transparency to counter Russian influence.