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Proposed draft remedial order Chamber debate

Remedial orders are a type of statutory instrument. Under the Human Rights Act 1998, courts can declare Acts of Parliament incompatible with the European convention on human rights. The Government can use remedial orders to amend Acts to remove the incompatibility. A minister formally presents (or ‘lays’) a proposal for a draft remedial order. Parliament has 60 days to consider the proposal. The Joint Committee on Human Rights (a Committee of Members of the Commons and Lords) also scrutinises the proposal. At the end of the 60-day period, the minister can lay a draft remedial order. The minister has to report details of any representations made during the 60 days and any changes made to the proposal.

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Debates in the House of Lords Chamber take place for affirmative instruments on a motion that "the instrument be approved". Debates in the Chamber can also take place for negative instruments, there are three possible motions for such instruments - that "an Humble Address" be presented to Her Majesty praying that the instrument be annulled; motions inviting the House to call on the government to take action or record a particular point of view, without annulling the instrument itself; or a neutral "take note" motion.

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  1. Proposal for the Draft Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (Remedial) Order 2024

    On 26 February 2025.

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