Consultation outcome

Explanatory notes for bills: new format

• From: Cabinet Office and Office of the Parliamentary Counsel
• Published: 21 November 2014
• Last updated: 15 May 2015 — See all updates

This was published under the 2010 to 2015 Conservative and Liberal Democrat coalition government

This consultation has concluded

Read the full outcome

Explanatory notes pilot: Office of the Parliamentary Counsel response to consultation

PDF, 205 KB, 3 pages

Detail of outcome

The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has summarised responses to the consultation and has published its response.

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Original consultation

Summary

The Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has published a proposed new format for explanatory notes, which help explain the contents of bills.

This consultation ran from
21 November 2014 to 11:59pm on 30 January 2015

Consultation description

Working with colleagues from the Cabinet Office, Parliament and the Legislation team at the National Archives, the Office of the Parliamentary Counsel has helped to develop a proposed new format for explanatory notes. The new format aims to make them accessible in a user friendly form across multiple platforms.

If you have any comments or suggestions on the new format, please email good.law@cabinetoffice.gov.uk as soon as possible (and by 31 January 2015 at the latest).

You can also read HTML versions of these explanatory notes:

• HTML version of Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance Bill
• HTML version of Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill

Documents

New format Explanatory Notes on Armed Forces (Service Complaints and Financial Assistance) Bill

PDF, 325 KB, 14 pages

New format Explanatory Notes on Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill

PDF, 295 KB, 8 pages

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Published 21 November 2014
Last updated 15 May 2015 + show all updates

1. 15 May 2015

   Government response to the consultation added.

2. 19 January 2015

   Added new format explanatory notes for the Lords Spiritual (Women) Bill.

3. 21 November 2014

   First published.