Draft affirmative

1 January 1948 -

Instruments subject to the draft affirmative procedure are laid in draft and require approval in Parliament before being signed into law. Instruments concerning taxation are not laid in the Lords and only require the approval of the Commons. The Commons debates the instrument in a Delegated Legislation Committee or in the Commons Chamber, where a decision on approval is made. The Lords debates the instrument in Grand Committee or in the Lords Chamber, where a decision on approval is made.

There are 30 work packages.

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1. Licensing Act 2003 (Permitted Temporary Activities) (Amendment) Order 2026

   A work package, made available on 10 September 2026.

2. Private Rented Sector Database Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 9 September 2026. Scrutiny period described by Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

3. Housing (Tenancy Deposit Schemes) Order 2026

   A work package, made available on 8 September 2026.

4. Renewables Obligation and Electricity Capacity (Amendment) (British Industrial Competitiveness Scheme Excluded Electricity) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 7 September 2026.

5. Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Act 2025 (Specified Purposes Related to Policing) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 2 September 2026.

6. Mesothelioma Lump Sum Payments (Conditions and Amounts) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 1 September 2026.

7. Pneumoconiosis etc. (Workers’ Compensation) (Payment of Claims) (Amendment) (No. 2) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 1 September 2026.

8. Town and Country Planning (Fees for Applications, Deemed Applications, Requests and Site Visits) (England) (Amendment and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 1 September 2026. Scrutiny period described by Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

   Committee concerns raised.

9. Withdrawal Agreement (Windsor Framework and Governance) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 14 July 2026.

   Committee concerns raised.

10. Boiler Upgrade Scheme (Amendment to the Energy Act 2008 etc.) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

11. Electrical Safety Standards in the Private Rented Sector and Social Rented Sector (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

12. Hazards in Social Housing (Prescribed Requirements) (England) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

    Committee concerns raised.

13. Local Elections (Northern Ireland) (Uprating Election Expenses) Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

    Committee concerns raised.

14. Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) (Local Elections) (Northern Ireland) Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

15. Voter Identification (Amendment of List of Specified Documents) (Northern Ireland) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

16. Building Societies Act 1986 (Assimilation to Company Law and Changes to Funding Limit) Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 6 July 2026.

17. Over the Counter Derivatives (Intragroup Transactions) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 6 July 2026.

18. Trade Unions (Right to Access Workplaces) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 6 July 2026.

    Committee concerns raised.

    Member intervention motion tabled.

19. Overseas Prudential Requirements Regime (Credit Institutions and Investment Firms) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 2 July 2026.

20. Armed Forces (Service Complaints Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

    A work package, made available on 29 June 2026.