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Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Lords Procedures with step depth

House of Lords

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The Social Security Advisory Committee gives advice and assistance to the Secretary of State. Under Section 172 of the Social Security Administration Act 1992, where the Secretary of State proposes to make regulations under any of the relevant enactments of the Act, they shall refer the proposals to the Committee. Under section 174 of the Act, he Committee shall make a report containing recommendations with regard to the proposals. The report will be laid before Parliament alongside any regulations.

There are 4 procedures.

  1. Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Lords has step depth 3.15000009536743 in the Draft affirmative procedure

    Instruments subject to the draft affirmative procedure are laid in draft and require approval in Parliament before being signed into law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords and only require the approval of the Commons. The Commons debates the instrument in a Delegated Legislation Committee or in the Commons Chamber, where a decision on approval is made. The Lords debates the instrument in Grand Committee or in the Lords Chamber, where a decision on approval is made.

  2. Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Lords has step depth 3.09999990463257 in the Draft negative procedure

    Instruments subject to the draft negative procedure are laid in draft and do not require approval in Parliament before being signed in law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which prevents the instrument being signed into law. The instrument cannot be signed into law by a Minister until the end of the objection period.

  3. Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Lords has step depth 3.45000004768372 in the Made affirmative procedure

    Instruments subject to the made affirmative procedure are signed into law before being laid in Parliament but require approval from Parliament within a specified period. There are different types of made affirmative SIs: the most common type of made affirmative SI comes into force before it is approved (and can come into force before it is laid) but cannot remain in force unless it is approved by Parliament within a specified period. Another rarer type of made affirmative SI is laid after being made but cannot come into force unless the instrument is approved by Parliament. The relevant procedure and the length of the approval period is defined in the parent Act.

  4. Report by the Social Security Advisory Committee and statement by the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions laid before the House of Lords has step depth 3.40000009536743 in the Made negative procedure

    Instruments subject to the made negative procedure do not require approval in Parliament before becoming law. These instruments may come into force on any date after being laid. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords. Either House may pass a motion within the objection period which annuls the instrument and stops it having effect.

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