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Ministers make most UK law themselves, through statutory instruments, using powers an Act of Parliament gives them. Under the negative procedure an instrument becomes law, or stays law, unless Parliament objects in time. Few are ever debated.
704 laid before Parliament in the last 12 months; 181 of them were debated (26 per cent).
7,646 instruments, page 26 of 153
- Immigration and Police (Passenger, Crew and Service Information) Order 2024Laid 27 November 2024 · Home Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1227Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Rural Development and Farming Advice Service (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024Laid 27 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2024/1221Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Prison and Young Offender Institution (Interception of Communications) (Amendment) Rules 2024Laid 27 November 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2024/1217Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Hull and East Yorkshire Combined Authority Order 2024Laid 26 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Devon and Torbay Combined County Authority Regulations 2024Laid 26 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Greater Lincolnshire Combined County Authority Regulations 2025Laid 26 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024Laid 26 November 2024 · Home Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1218Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Lancashire Combined County Authority Regulations 2024Laid 26 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery (No. 2) Order 2024Laid 25 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2024/1211Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- State Pension Debits and Credits (Revaluation) Order 2024Laid 25 November 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Made negative · SI 2024/1208Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Deposit Scheme for Drinks Containers (England and Northern Ireland) Regulations 2024Laid 25 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- State Pension Revaluation for Transitional Pensions Order 2024Laid 25 November 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Made negative · SI 2024/1209Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Health and Care Act 2022 (Further Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2024Laid 22 November 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Made negative · SI 2024/1205Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Clean Heat Market Mechanism Regulations 2024Laid 21 November 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Free-Range Egg Marketing Standards (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024Laid 21 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Offshore Asset Moves Penalty (Specified Territories) (Amendment) Regulations 2024Laid 21 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2024/1195Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Occupational Pensions (Revaluation) Order 2024Laid 20 November 2024 · Department for Work and Pensions · Made negative · SI 2024/1174Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Combined Authorities (Borrowing) and East Midlands Combined County Authority (Borrowing and Functions) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 19 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Official Controls (Amendment) Regulations 2024Laid 19 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee · Prayed against
- Energy (Oil and Gas) Profits Levy (Energy Security Investment Mechanism) Regulations 2024Laid 19 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2024/1175Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Alcoholic Products (Excise Duty) (Amendment) Regulations 2024Laid 19 November 2024 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2024/1186Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Electricity Capacity Mechanism (Amendment) Regulations 2024Laid 18 November 2024 · Department for Energy Security and Net Zero · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Meteorological Office Trading Fund (Maximum Borrowing) (Amendment) Order 2024Laid 18 November 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (Closed) · Made negative · SI 2024/1170Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Official Controls (Import of High-Risk Food and Feed of Non-Animal Origin) (Amendment of Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2019/1793) (England) (No. 2) Regulations 2024Laid 18 November 2024 · Department of Health and Social Care · Made negative · SI 2024/1169Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Bread and Flour (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2024Laid 14 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2024/1162Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Financial Services (Gibraltar) (Amendment) (EU Exit) Regulations 2024Laid 14 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2024/1158Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Sanctions (EU Exit) (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2024Laid 14 November 2024 · Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1157Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Criminal Legal Aid (Remuneration) (Amendment) Regulations 2024Laid 14 November 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2024/1163Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Oxfordshire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025Laid 14 November 2024 · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · Draft negativeLaid in draft. It can be made unless either House objects within 40 days.
- Gloucestershire (Electoral Changes) Order 2025Laid 14 November 2024 · Local Government Boundary Commission for England · Draft negativeLaid in draft. It can be made unless either House objects within 40 days.
- General Medical Council (Miscellaneous Amendments) Order of Council 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Privy Council Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1133Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Penalties for Failure to Pay Tax (Schedule 26 to the Finance Act 2021) (Assessments) Regulations 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · HM Revenue and Customs · Made negative · SI 2024/1153Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Dangerous Dogs (Exemption Schemes) (England and Wales) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2024/1149Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Copyright and Performances (Application to Other Countries) (Amendment) (No. 2) Order 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Privy Council Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1124Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Prayed againstRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (Investigations in different parts of the United Kingdom) (Amendment) Order 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Privy Council Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1123Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Representation of the People (Variation of Limits of Candidates' Election Expenses) (City of London) Order 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2024/1147Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Home Detention Curfew and Requisite and Minimum Custodial Periods (Amendment) Order 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 (External Investigations and External Orders and Requests) (Amendment) Order 2024Laid 13 November 2024 · Privy Council Office · Made negative · SI 2024/1127Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body) Order 2024Laid 12 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2024/1144Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Thames Estuary Cockle Fishery Order 2024Laid 12 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2024/1150Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Value Added Tax (Refund of Tax to the East Midlands Combined County Authority) Order 2024Laid 12 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Made negative · SI 2024/1145Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Bus Lane Contraventions (Approved Local Authorities) (England) (Amendment) and Civil Enforcement of Moving Traffic Contraventions Designation Order 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · Department for Transport · Made negative · SI 2024/1135Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Designated Activities) (Supervision and Enforcement) Regulations 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Short Selling Regulations 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
- Local Authorities (Rental Auctions) (England) and Town and Country Planning (General Permitted Development) (Amendment) Regulations 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government · Made negative · SI 2024/1139Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Flagged by a committeeRead it on legislation.gov.uk
- Crown Court (Amendment No. 2) Rules 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · Ministry of Justice · Made negative · SI 2024/1131Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Double Taxation Relief and International Tax Enforcement (Ecuador) Order 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · HM Revenue and Customs · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Representation of the People (Northern Ireland) (Amendment) Regulations 2025Laid 11 November 2024 · Northern Ireland Office · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.
- Animal Health (Approved Disinfectants and Animal Gatherings) (Fees) (England) (Amendment) Order 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs · Made negative · SI 2024/1140Already law. It stays law unless either House votes to annul it within 40 days.Read it on legislation.gov.uk
- Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Ring-fenced Bodies, Core Activities, Excluded Activities and Prohibitions) (Amendment) Order 2024Laid 11 November 2024 · HM Treasury · Draft affirmativeCannot become law until Parliament votes to approve it.Flagged by a committee
Source: UK Parliament Statutory Instruments API
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