This Insight explores the key changes to parliamentary procedures caused by the coronavirus pandemic.
Documents to download
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The Law Commission and Law Commission Bill Procedures (247 KB, PDF)
This note briefly examines the work of the Law Commission of England and Wales (the Law Commission). The Law Commission is a statutory independent body created by the Law Commissions Act 1965 to keep the law under review and to recommend reform where it is needed.
The paper provides details of reforms introduced under the Law Commission Act 2009, which (amongst other things) creates a duty on the Lord Chancellor to report annually to Parliament on the extent to which Government has implemented Law Commission recommendations.
It also considers the new Law Commission Bill procedure, which is set out in detail an appendices to the note.
Documents to download
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The Law Commission and Law Commission Bill Procedures (247 KB, PDF)
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The Procedure Committee has completed a review of the pilot of the use of proxy voting for parental absence in divisions in the House of Commons. It recommended that the scheme should be made permanent. It also recommends the continuation of proxy arrangements for public health reasons relating to the pandemic, as long as their are restrictions on MPs travelling to Westminster.
