Improving parliamentary scrutiny of legislation

Recent years have seen frequent complaints about the quality of legislative scrutiny by parliament, and particularly by the House of Commons. Various commentators and experts have argued that the scrutiny of proposed laws is too often rushed and/or inadequate, leading to worse policy outcomes for citizens. This online seminar will explore a number of important questions. What problems are there with the legislative process? Have they got worse? And what can be done to fix them?

Listen to this event as a podcast

Speakers:

• Professor Meg Russell – Director of the Constitution Unit
• Sir David Natzler – former Clerk of the House of Commons
• Dr Daniel Gover – Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London

Chair: Lisa James – Senior Research Fellow, Constitution Unit

Read Meg Russell’s article on the decline of parliamentary scrutiny

Image attribution

Background: Rachel Reeves MP, The Chancellor of the Exchequer (Leeds West and Pudsey, Labour) (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0) by House of Commons.