Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments
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41.10The Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments conducts technical scrutiny of all general statutory instruments. The criteria used for this scrutiny are set out in standing orders.1 If the committee considers that any instrument requires the special attention of Parliament, it draws that instrument to the attention of each House. A detailed description of the committee's work is at para 31.32.
Uniquely, the Commons Members appointed to the Joint Committee on Statutory Instruments sit separately from the Lords Members when considering statutory instruments, etc which are required by the Act under which they are made to be laid only before the House of Commons. When sitting separately, the Commons committee is known as the Select Committee on Statutory Instruments (see para 38.70 ).