Guidance

Legislative reform orders: guidance for policy officials

Guidance for policy officials on how to make a legislative reform order.

From:
Department for Business and Trade
Published
23 January 2013
Last updated
27 September 2023 — See all updates

Documents

Legislative Reform Order quick-start guide September 2023

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Legislative Reform Order guidance September 2023

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Details

Advice for government officials who want to amend primary legislation through a legislative reform order (LRO) under the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006.

The guidance sets out the process to meet the requirements for an LRO. It includes a flowchart of the process, a proforma to analyse potential LROs and a template for the explanatory document.

Update September 2023: including consequential changes further to the Retained EU Law Act (Revocation and Reform) 2023

Updates to this page

Published 23 January 2013
Last updated 27 September 2023 + show all updates

  1. Guidance updated. Includes changes to the Retained EU Law Act (Revocation and Reform) 2023.

  2. Guidance updated to reflect changes to the Better Regulation Framework. The full guide now also includes a template for the explanatory document.

  3. First published.

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