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Guide to making legislation (20 January 2022)
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Guide to making legislation
This guide covers the procedures to follow when preparing primary legislation and taking it through Parliament.
- From:
- Cabinet Office
- Published
- 5 July 2013
- Last updated
- 20 January 2022 — See all updates
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This guidance sets out what bill teams need to do at each stage of preparing primary legislation and taking it through Parliament, from bidding for a slot in the legislative programme to gaining Royal Assent.
This guide has been prepared by the Secretariat to the Parliamentary Business and Legislation Committee of Cabinet, with the advice of Parliamentary Counsel and the Offices of the Chief Whips, Leader of the House of Commons, Leader of the House of Lords and the Public Bill Offices of both Houses.
Published 5 July 2013
Last updated 20 January 2022 + show all updates