This document is the post-consultation report for the consultation paper Parliamentary Costs Consolidation Bill CP (R) 33/05.
It covers the background to the report; a summary of the responses to the report; and the next steps following this consultation.
The consultation paper was published on 20 December 2005. 33 copies of the paper were distributed and it was published on the DCA website.
The summarised responses report outlines the conclusions reached on the options.
| Consultation begins on | 20 December 2005 |
| Consultation ends on | 31 January 2006 |
| Summary of responses published on | 26 May 2006 |
This consultation document sought views on the Law Commission's proposals to consolidate the legislation about parliamentary costs.
The current legislation in the area of parliamentary costs consists of six mid-19th century Acts, which are still active but rarely used. They concern the regulation of the costs of Parliamentary Agents (legal advisers authorised by Parliament to act as agents for promoters of private Bills). Legislation relating to parliamentary costs is becoming increasingly difficult to understand as time progresses. This Bill aims to make the law more comprehensible and accessible by drawing together these different enactments into a single statute.
Two substantive responses were received. They did not follow the structure of the questionnaire by answering the questions posed for response. Instead they took the form of letters setting out their points on the Bill and the Law Commission recommendations.
Further copies of this report and the consultation paper can be obtained by contacting the address below:
Civil Law and Justice Division
International and Property Branch
4th Floor post point 8
Selborne House
54 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW
Tel: 020 7210 1766
Fax: 020 7210 8681
If you have any complaints or comments about the consultation process rather than about the topic covered by this paper, you should contact the Department for Constitutional Affairs Consultation Co-ordinator, Laurence Fiddler, on 020 7210 2622 or email. Alternatively, you may wish to write to the address below:
Laurence Fiddler
Consultation Co-ordinator
Department for Constitutional Affairs
5th Floor Selborne House
54-60 Victoria Street
London
SW1E 6QW
If your complaints or comments refer to the topic covered by this paper rather than the consultation process, please direct them to the Civil Law and Justice Division.
