Issues in Law Making - Briefing Paper 4: Programming of Legislation (Apr 2004)
Alex Brazier
ISBN 978 0900432 37 8
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Fourth in our Issues in Law Making series of briefing papers reviewing elements of the legislative process, this paper looks at programming of legislation (the system is also known as "timetabling"). Since 1997 there have been a number of significant developments in this area. This paper looks at the history and context of programming of legislation, recent reforms, criticisms, and further proposals for change.