Draft affirmative Work packages before Parliament

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 38 work packages.

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

   A work package, made available on 13 July 2026.

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

   A work package, made available on 6 July 2026.

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

   A work package, made available on 6 July 2026.

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

   A work package, made available on 6 July 2026.

   Committee concerns raised.

   Member intervention motion tabled.

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

   A work package, made available on 2 July 2026.

6. Railways (Interoperability in Northern Ireland) (Convention on International Carriage by Rail) (Amendment) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 29 June 2026.

   Committee concerns raised.

7. Protection Against Detriment (Industrial Action) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 24 June 2026.

   Committee concerns raised.

   Member intervention motion tabled.

8. Carbon Budget Order 2026

   A work package, made available on 2 June 2026.

   Committee concerns raised.

   Member intervention motion tabled.

9. Pollution Prevention and Control (Fees) (Miscellaneous Amendments) Regulations 2026

   A work package, made available on 14 May 2026.

10. Climate Change Act 2008 (Credit Limit) Order 2026

    A work package, made available on 14 April 2026.

    Committee concerns raised.

    Member intervention motion tabled.

11. Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2025

    A work package, made available on 20 November 2025.

    Committee concerns raised.

12. Electricity and Gas (Energy Company Obligation) (Amendment) Order 2025

    A work package, made available on 11 June 2025.

13. Animal Welfare (Electronic Collars) (England) Regulations 2023

    A work package, made available on 27 April 2023.

    Committee concerns raised.

14. Non-Contentious Probate (Fees) Order 2018

    A work package, made available on 5 November 2018.

    Committee concerns raised.

    Member intervention motion tabled.

15. Administrative Court (Recording and Broadcasting) and Court of Appeal (Recording and Broadcasting) (Amendment) Order 2026

    A work package. Scrutiny period described by Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

16. Employment Rights Act 2025 (Unfair Dismissal) (Removal of Limit on Compensation) (Consequential Amendments) Regulations 2026

    A work package. Scrutiny period described by Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

17. Financial Services and Markets Act 2023 (Addition of Relevant Enactments) Regulations 2026

    A work package. Scrutiny period described by Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).

18. Magistrates’ Courts (Recording and Broadcasting) Order 2026

    A work package. Scrutiny period described by Bicameral instruments (clock stops if both Houses rise).