the right to select a particular person to occupy a specific position, eg tenant in a lease or partner in a firm. In a legal sense, the right of delectus personae prevents to assignation or delegations of the duties of the chosen person to another

The Delegated Act on Independent Audits under the EU Digital Services Act (DSA) has entered into force. Under the DSA, Very Large Online Platforms (VLOPs) and Very Large Online Search Engines (VLOSEs) must subject themselves to an annual audit, carried out by an independent auditor, to assess their compliance with their DSA obligations and with any commitments undertaken pursuant to codes of conduct and crisis protocols adopted. This delegated Act on Independent Audits provides a framework to guide providers of VLOPs and VLOSEs, as well as auditing organisations, in the preparation and issuance of audits. This will help ensure the comparability of audits carried out for the different platforms. It sets out mandatory templates for the audit reports produced by auditors, as well as for the audit implementation reports, which will be produced by VLOPs and VLOSEs.

The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (DPRRC) has published its end of session report for 2024–26 on the government's use of delegated powers in legislation and its response to the DPRRC's recommendations. The report states that the government responded positively to 52% of the DPRRC's recommendations during the session but says concerns remain about the continued use of inadequately justified Henry VIII powers, skeleton legislation and inappropriate levels of parliamentary scrutiny. It also notes that the DPRRC exceptionally invited ministers to discuss concerns about the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill and the Pension Schemes Bill because of the extent of delegated powers contained in those Bills.

The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published its 14th report for the 2024-2025 session which contains the Committee's responses to the Renters’ Rights Bill.

The House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published its 22nd report, examining both the Tobacco and Vapes Bill and Steel Industry (Special Measures) Act 2025. The Committee criticised the use of negative resolution procedures in both pieces of legislation, particularly regarding age verification regulations for tobacco sales to those born after 1 January 2009 and compensation schemes for steel undertakings. The report recommends adopting affirmative resolution procedures for key provisions to ensure proper parliamentary scrutiny of these significant regulatory powers.

The Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (DPRRC) has published its fiftieth report of session 2024–26, concerning the government’s response to its earlier report on the English Devolution and Community Empowerment Bill. The response addresses recommendations on delegated powers within the Bill, including provisions relating to strategic authorities, the Mayor of London’s licensing powers, and the conversion of combined county authorities. The government has accepted certain recommendations, including amendments concerning taxi and private hire vehicle regulation and the removal of specific powers to amend future primary legislation.

The Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (DPRRC) has published its second report of session 2024–2025. The following two Bills were drawn to the special attention of the House: the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill and the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill.

The Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee has published its sixth report for the 2023-24 session. In the report, the Committee noted the government's response to the Automated Vehicles Bill which was considered in its third report of the 2023-24 session.

The Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (DPRRC) has published its third report of session 2024–2025, the end of session 2023–2024 report. The report particularly reflects on the concerns raised in 'Democracy Denied? The urgent need to rebalance power between Parliament and the Executive'. The report covers the activity of the DPRRC during session 2023–2024, including the response of the government to the recommendations given by the DPRRC. The report also reflects on the bills in session 2023–2024, and considers whether the preparation and framing of primary legislation demonstrates that the principles and other recommendations set out in Democracy Denied? have been applied.

The Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee (DPRRC) has published its fourth report of session 2024–2025. The Committee considered the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill, expressing concerns over legislative power shifting to an 'unacceptable' extent from the legislature to the executive. Reaffirming the view previously expressed in its second report, the Committee is critical of the government's failure to provide a 'convincing' justification for the inclusion of skeleton clauses, giving ministers such wide powers to re-write in regulations the substance of the regulatory regimes for products and metrology.

EU non-legislative act adopted by the EU Commission that supplements or amends non-essential elements of a legislative act based on a delegation of powers granted to it by a legislative act.

Delegated Regulations, Directives or Decisions, and implementing Regulations, Directives or Decisions are considered as non-legislative acts by the Lisbon Treaty. Article 290 TFEU on delegated acts allows the European Parliament and the Council of the EU to delegate to the European Commission the power to adopt ‘non-legislative acts of general application to supplement or amend certain non-essential elements of a legislative act’. Non-legislative acts adopted by the European Commission in this way are called ‘delegated acts’. Only ‘non-essential’ parts of a legislative act may be supplemented or amended by the European Commission. The ‘essential’ parts cannot be delegated. Article 291 TFEU introduced the concept of implementing acts which is related to delegated acts. The ‘delegated act’ is defined, in terms of its scope and consequences, as a general measure that supplements or amends non-essential elements; whereas the ‘implementing act’ is determined by its rationale, the need for uniform conditions for implementation. In the system introduced by Article 291 TFEU (implementing acts), the European Commission does not exercise any ‘quasi-legislative’ power; its power is purely executive. Primary responsibility in implementing EU laws lies with the Member States, but because it is necessary to have uniform implementing conditions, the European Commission must exercise its executive power.