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Committee publication · Correspondence · 16 September 2025

Letter from the Leaders of the two Houses in relation to pre-legislative scrutiny in this parliamentary session, dated 22 July 2025.

From: Liaison Committee (Commons)

Summary

The Leaders of both Houses confirm the Government's plans for draft bills in the 2025 parliamentary session. They announce the Audit Reporting and Governance Bill will not be published this session, confirm the Leasehold and Commonhold Bill for publication by year-end, note ongoing consultation on the Equality (Race and Disability) Bill, and affirm the Conversion Practices Bill remains planned with joint committee scrutiny.

Key findings

  • Audit Reporting and Governance Bill withdrawn from this session due to complexity; work continuing to ensure robustness
  • Leasehold and Commonhold Bill to be published by end of year with recommended pre-legislative scrutiny by Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee
  • Equality (Race and Disability) Bill consultation underway; timing of publication and Women and Equalities Committee scrutiny to be confirmed post-analysis
  • Conversion Practices Bill remains on schedule for publication with joint committee scrutiny from both Houses as previously agreed

Tone

Procedural

Topics

legislative-processpre-legislative-scrutinygovernance

Key actors

Dame Meg Hillier MP, Lord Gardiner of Kimble, Lucy Powell MP, Baroness Smith of Basildon, Liaison Committee, Office for Equality and Opportunity

Notable line

“The Government no longer intends to publish the draft Audit Reporting and Governance Bill this session.”

Key Quotes

“The Government no longer intends to publish the draft Audit Reporting and Governance Bill this session. This is an important and complex topic and work is continuing to ensure that the proposed future framework is as robust as possible.”
— Lucy Powell MP and Baroness Smith of Basildon · Explaining withdrawal of Audit Reporting and Governance Bill
“The draft Leasehold and Commonhold Bill will be published by the end of the year and we recommend that the Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee undertakes pre-legislative scrutiny.”
— Lucy Powell MP and Baroness Smith of Basildon · Confirming timeline and scrutiny arrangements for Leasehold Bill
“We are aware of the previous agreement to scrutinise the draft Conversion Practices Bill by a joint committee of both Houses and agree with this recommendation.”
— Lucy Powell MP and Baroness Smith of Basildon · Confirming joint committee approach for Conversion Practices Bill
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Source · parliament.uk record ↗