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Scrutiny reserve for the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) dispensed with Procedures with step depth

House of Lords

A step of type Business step.

Under House of Lords Standing Order 72, no motion for a resolution of the House to approve a remedial affirmative instrument shall be made unless the instrument has been considered by the Joint Committee on Human Rights. Standing Order 72 can be dispensed with to allow motions to approve affirmative instruments. This usually only applies to emergency legislation.

There is 1 procedure.

  1. Scrutiny reserve for the Joint Committee on Human Rights (JCHR) dispensed with has step depth 14 in the Made affirmative remedial order procedure

    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.

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