Mar 27th, 2025
2 mins
The Cabinet Office recently published an updated guide to making legislation. It is written with the needs of departmental teams in mind, to help them manage their work effectively, but is also a useful document for those wishing to gain a better understanding of the processes involved.
The guide covers the procedures to follow when preparing primary legislation and taking it through Parliament from bidding for a slot in the legislative programme to gaining Royal Assent.
It has been prepared by the Secretariat to the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee of Cabinet, with the advice of Parliamentary Counsel and the Offices of the Chief Whips, Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House of Lords and the Public Bill Offices of both Houses.
The different stages are dealt with in chronological order with the start of each chapter providing a summary of key points. Checklists for each stage are also included in Appendix G.
Note: While it should answer the most commonly asked questions it should not be regarded as an authoritative statement of parliamentary practice.
The Guide can be downloaded here
