The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its thirty-first report of session 2024-25. Two instruments were drawn to the special attention of the House: The Folkestone Harbour Revision Order (Amendment) Order 2025, for failure to comply with proper legislative practice due to an eight year delay in correcting previously identified errors and The Water Supply and Sewerage Services (Customer Service Standards) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/662 for requiring elucidation regarding payment formulas for effluent leaks.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its thirty-second report. The committee scrutinised a number of instruments in accordance with Standing Orders and none of the instruments were brought to the special attention of the house.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its thirty-third report of session 2024–25. One instrument was drawn to the special attention of the House: the Road Vehicles (Type Approval) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/661, for failure to comply with proper legislative practice, as the Department for Transport failed to state in the preamble that it had consulted representative organisations before making the regulations.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its thirty-fourth report of session 2024–26. Two instruments were drawn to the special attention of the House: the Vehicle Emissions Trading Schemes (Amendment) Order 2025, SI 2025/678, for defective drafting due to undefined terminology, and the Companies Authorised to Register, Unregistered Companies and Overseas Companies (Application of Company Law) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/761, for requiring elucidation regarding the sequencing of its commencement provisions in relation to the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Act 2023 (ECCTA 2023).

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its 38th report of Session 2024–26. Five instruments were drawn to the special attention of the House: the Power to Award Degrees Etc (Northern School of Contemporary Dance) Order 2025, SI 2025/931; the Power to Award Degrees Etc (TEC Partnership) (Amendment) Order 2025, SI 2025/940; the Power to Award Degrees Etc (Cornwall College) Order 2025, SI 2025/990 and the Power to Award Degrees Etc (LTE Group) Order 2025, SI 2025/1039, each reported for failure to comply with proper legislative practice. The Social Fund Winter Fuel Payment Regulations 2025, SI 2025/969, were also reported for requiring elucidation.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its 39th report of Session 2024–26. One instrument was drawn to the special attention of the House: the Criminal Legal Aid (Standard Crime Contract) (Amendment) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1009, for failure to comply with proper legislative practice, as the Ministry of Justice omitted details in the Regulations of where a hard copy of the 2025 Standard Crime Contract can be obtained.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its 40th report of Session 2024–26. Two instruments were drawn to the special attention of the House: the Criminal Procedure Rules 2025, SI 2025/909, reported for doubt as to vires in two respects and for defective drafting in one respect, and the Street and Road Works (Charges and Penalties) (Amendments) (England) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/1074, reported for requiring elucidation.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its 43rd report of session 2024–26. Three instruments were drawn to the special attention of the House: the Carbon Dioxide Transport and Storage (Licensed Operators) Administration (England and Wales) Rules 2025, SI 2025/1135, reported for defective drafting; the Immigration (Guernsey) Order 2025, SI 2025/1138, reported for failure to comply with proper legislative practice in two respects and for doubt as to vires in one respect; and the Power to Award Degrees (S P Jain London School of Management Limited) (Amendment) Order 2025, SI 2025/1194, reported for failure to comply with proper legislative practice.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its 44th report of Session 2024–26. Following its meeting on 14 January 2026, the JCSI reported that none of the statutory instruments scrutinised were drawn to the special attention of either House of Parliament.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its Eighteenth Report of Session 2024-2025, drawing the special attention of both Houses to The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 and The Naval, Military and Air Forces Etc. (Disablement and Death) Service Pensions (Amendment) Order 2025. The Civil Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025 required clarification regarding the term ‘nominal claimant’ in security for costs provisions, while the Naval, Military and Air Forces Service Pensions Order 2025 failed to provide access details for historical orders referenced. The Ministry of Justice explained its reliance on case law for interpreting ‘nominal claimant’, while the Ministry of Defence acknowledged difficulties in accessing some historical pension documents.

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its First Special Report of Session 2024–2026, reviewing statutory instruments (SIs) made between October 2024 and September 2025. During this period, the JCSI examined 796 SIs and drew Parliament’s attention to 79 (just under 10%).

The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments (JCSI) has published its Sixteenth Report of Session 2024-25, drawing the special attention of both Houses to the Criminal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025, SI 2025/60, due to a failure in legislative practice. The Committee found that the Ministry of Justice (MoJ) failed to consult the SI Registrar about providing free replacement copies when correcting previous errors in the Criminal Procedure Rules 2020, SI 2020/759. The MoJ has acknowledged the oversight and confirmed that it will now implement the free issue procedure following consultation with the Registrar.