The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 16th report of session 2024–2025. The SLSC has reported that the Draft Higher Education (Fee Limits and Fee Limit Condition) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 and Draft Immigration (Biometric Information etc.) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 were drawn to the special attention of the house.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 17th Report of Session 2023–2024. The SLSC has published correspondence relating to two statutory instruments it drew to the special attention of the House in its 15th Report of Session 2023–2024, namely the Draft West Midlands Combined Authority (Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024 and the Draft South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (Election of Mayor and Transfer of Police and Crime Commissioner Functions) Order 2024.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 17th report of session 2024–2025. The SLSC has reported that the Draft Food and Feed (Regulated Products) (Amendment, Revocation, Consequential and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2025 was drawn to the special attention of the house.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 18th and 19th Reports of Session 2023–2024. In the 18th Report of Session 2023–2024, the SLSC made no recommendation to upgrade the Draft Pressure Equipment (Safety) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, which were laid for sifting under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. The SLSC, in its 18th Report of Session 2023–2024, has also drawn four statutory instruments to the special attention of the House. The Draft Economic Growth (Regulatory Functions) (Amendment) Order 2024 and linked Draft Growth Duty: Statutory Guidance Refresh; the Draft Plant Health (Fees) (England) and Official Controls (Frequency of Checks) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and linked Draft Official Controls (Fees and Charges) (Amendment) Regulations 2024; and the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000 (Financial Promotion) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Order 2024, SI 2024/301 have all been drawn to the special attention of the House on the ground that they are all politically or legally important or give rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House. In the 19th Report of Session 2023–2024, the SLSC has published correspondence relating to changes to the impact assessment process following a revised ‘Better Regulation Framework’ launched by the Department for Business and Trade (DBT).

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 18th report of session 2024–2025. The SLSC has reported that the Draft Infected Blood Compensation Scheme Regulations 2025 and the Local Authorities (Changes to Years of Ordinary Elections) (England) Order 2025 (SI 2025/137) were drawn to the special attention of the house

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 20th Report of Session 2023–2024. The SLSC has made no recommendation to upgrade the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (Environment, Food and Rural Affairs) (Revocation) Regulations 2024, which were laid for sifting under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. The SLSC has drawn the Statement of changes in Immigration Rules (HC 590) to the special attention of the House on the ground that the explanatory material laid in support provides insufficient information to gain a clear understanding about the instrument’s policy objective and intended implementation.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 21st Report of Session 2023–2024. The SLSC has made no recommendation to upgrade the Weights and Measures (Intoxicating Liquor) (Amendment) Regulations 2024 and the Health Claims (Revocation) Regulations 2024, which were laid for sifting under the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023. Instruments drawn to the special attention of the House include the Electronic Monitoring (Responsible Persons) (Amendment) Order 2024, SI 2024/328 and the Windsor Framework (Implementation) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/404 on the grounds that the explanatory material laid in support provide insufficient information to gain a clear understanding about the instruments’ policy objective and intended implementation as well as the Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Airfield Wethersfield) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers etc) Special Development Order 2024, SI 2024/411, the Town and Country Planning (Former RAF Scampton) (Accommodation for Asylum-Seekers etc) Special Development Order 2024, SI 2024/412 and the Official Controls (Location of Border Control Posts) (England) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/416 on the ground that they are politically or legally important and give rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House.

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 21st report of session 2024–2025. At its meeting on 25 March 2025, the SLSC scrutinised a number of instruments in accordance with Standing Orders. The following instrument was drawn to the special attention of the House: Certification of Fuels and Fireplaces (Charges) (England) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/287. The report scrutinises the imposition of fees for environmental assessment and certification of fuels, fireplaces and stoves for sale in England, correcting a situation where fees were charged without statutory authority for over 30 years. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has acted promptly to address the issue, although key aspects are still under investigation. The Committee suggests that the Cabinet Office should ensure oversight and coordination to prevent future occurrences of similar issues.

The Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 22nd report of session 2024–2025. The following instrument was drawn to the special attention of the House: Online Safety (CSEA Content Reporting by Regulated User-to-User Service Providers) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/368 . The committee highlighted potential issues with UK's reliance on US authorities for Child Sexual Exploitation and Abuse (CSEA) content reporting from major platforms, noting possible legal discrepancies between jurisdictions. The committee also questioned the adequacy of National Crime Agency funding for implementing these new responsibilities under the Online Safety Act 2023.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 23rd Report of Session 2023–2024. Instruments drawn to the special attention of the House include the Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/529 and Universal Credit (Administrative Earnings Threshold) (Amendment) (No 2) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/536 on the ground that the explanatory material laid in support provides insufficient information to gain a clear understanding about the instrument’s policy objective and intended implementation.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published its Twenty Fourth Report of Session 2024–2025. At its meeting, the Committee scrutinised several instruments in accordance with Standing Orders, drawing two statutory instruments to the special attention of the House. The first instrument, the Draft Contracts for Difference (Miscellaneous Amendments) (No. 2) Regulations 2025, proposes to extend the Government’s Contracts for Difference scheme to existing large-scale biomass electricity generators to address anticipated security of supply risks beyond 2027. This instrument is intended to enable continued support for eligible generators on a value-for-money basis, with a particular emphasis on arrangements for the Drax power station, although the explanatory memorandum does not explicitly mention Drax. The Committee noted that external submissions and the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee have raised concerns regarding the environmental sustainability of biomass power generation and the adequacy of current compliance and assurance mechanisms. The second instrument, the Motor Vehicles (Driving Licences) (Amendment) (No. 4) Regulations 2025, establishes a maximum fee for the off-road manoeuvres test conducted by Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency examiners and third-party providers, thereby correcting an issue in which fees had been imposed without statutory authority. The Committee expressed concern over the continuation of fee charges and the need for improved administrative processes to prevent similar oversights in the future. The report also contains information on amendments to the Russia (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/504 and the Syria (Sanctions) (EU Exit) Regulations 2025, SI 2025/507, which have significant legal and policy implications.

The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee (SLSC) has published its 20th Report of Session 2023–2024. The SLSC has drawn the Immigration (Guidance on Detention of Vulnerable Persons) Regulations 2024, SI 2024/573 to the special attention of the House on the grounds that they are politically or legally important or give rise to issues of public policy likely to be of interest to the House.