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Made affirmative remedial order Government response to the decision made by the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR)

A remedial order is an order made by a minister under the Human Rights Act 1998 to amend legislation which has been found incompatible with the European Convention on Human Rights. Remedial orders can be used to amend both primary and secondary legislation, and they may do anything necessary to fix the incompatibility with the Convention rights. Urgent orders may be made without advance scrutiny, but they will stop being law if they are not approved by both Houses within 120 days of being laid before Parliament.

Follows the calculation style Bicameral instruments (clock stops if either House rises).

House of Commons and House of Lords

A step of type Business step.

The Government has undertaken to respond to most Joint Committee on Human Rights reports within two months, although there are exceptions to this rule and there is no obligation for the Government to respond.

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