Corporate report

The Law Commission annual report 2016-17

An update on the work of the Law Commission over the financial year 2016-17.

• From: Law Commission
• Published: 20 November 2017

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Annual report 2016-17

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-0145-0, Law Com 378, HC 639

PDF, 4.11 MB, 90 pages

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Annual report 2016-17 (Print file)

Ref: ISBN 978-1-5286-0145-0, Law Com 378, HC 639

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The Law Commission’s annual report reveals another positive year for the independent law reform body with:

• Four new statutes based on Law Commission recommendations – Part 5 of the Enterprise Act 2016, Part 6 of the Policing and Crime Act 2017, the Intellectual Property (Unjustified Threats) Act 2017, and Part 2 of the Digital Economy Act 2017.
• Record numbers of submissions to the 13th Programme of Law Reform consultation – over 1,300 responses covering 220 individual suggestions.
• Updated figures which show that seven out of every 10 (69%) Law Commission reports have been wholly or partly implemented or accepted over the past half century.
• The appointment of our Chief Executive during the reporting period, Phil Golding.
• The appointment of a second non-executive Board member, Director of the Institute for Government, Bronwen Maddox.

Published 20 November 2017