Improving parliamentary scrutiny of legislation
24 February 2025, 1:00 pm – 2:15 pm
Location: Online
Think tank: The Constitution Unit

This event hosted by UK think tank The Constitution Unit will discuss how to improve the UK parliament’s scrutiny of legislation.
Recent years have seen frequent complaints about the quality of legislative scrutiny by parliament, and particularly by the House of Commons. Various commentators and experts have argued that the scrutiny of proposed laws is too often rushed and/or inadequate, leading to worse policy outcomes for citizens.
This online seminar will explore a number of important questions. What problems are there with the legislative process? Have they got worse? And what can be done to fix them?
Speakers
Professor Meg Russell – Director of the Constitution Unit
Sir David Natzler – former Clerk of the House of Commons
Dr Daniel Gover – Senior Lecturer in British Politics, Queen Mary University of London
Chair: Lisa James – Senior Research Fellow, Constitution Unit