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Written question asked by Lord Laird (Ulster Unionist Party), in the House of Lords. It was answered by Lord Henley (Conservative) on Monday, 6 February 2012.

Statutory Instruments

Question
To ask Her Majesty’s Government, in each Parliamentary Session since 2001, how many statutory instruments laid by the Home Office were reprinted due to (1) defective drafting, and (2) other error; how much each reprinting cost; and who paid for each reprinting.
Answer

The first table below sets out the total number of Statutory Instruments laid by the Home Office in each parliamentary Session since 2005 which were reprinted due to defective drafting or other errors. The second table below sets out the cost of each reprinting and the part of the Home Office which paid for the reprinting (the reason why more Statutory Instruments are listed in the second table than are recorded in the first table is because some of the Statutory Instruments were reprinted more than once). The Home Office no longer keeps a record of whether Statutory Instruments laid before the 2005-06 parliamentary Session were reprinted.

Table 1
Parliamentary Session No. of SIs reprinted due to defective drafting or other errors
2010 – 12 (25/05/10 – present) 4
2009 – 10 (18/11/09 – 08/04/10) 6
2008 – 09 (03/12/08 – 12/11/09) 5
2007 – 08 (06/11/07 – 26 /11/08) 5
2006 – 07 (15/11/06 – 30/10/07) 6
2005 – 06 (17/05/05 – 08/11/06) 8
Table 2
S.I. No. S.I. title (Laid instruments only) Reprinting costs £ Who paid
2011 No. 2199 The Misuse of Drugs (Licence Fees) (Amendment) Regulations 2011 160 Drugs and Alcohol Unit
2011 No. 2468 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) (Amendment) Order 2011 160 Drugs, Alcohol and Community Safety Directorate
2011 DRAFT The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011 320 UKBA Charging Policy Team
2011 DRAFT The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Regulations 2011 160 UKBA Charging Policy Team
2011 DRAFT The Immigration and Nationality (Fees) Order 2011 427.67 UKBA Charging Policy Team
2010 No. 123 The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Covert Human Intelligence Sources: Matters Subject to Legal Privilege) Order 2010 370 Communications Directorate (CD)
2010 No. 480 The Regulation of Investigatory Powers (Communications Data) Order 2010 450 OSCT
2010 No. 521 The Regulation of Investigatory Power (Directed Surveillance and Covert Human Intelligence Sources) Order 2010 0 OSCT
2010 No. 1067 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Intervention Orders) (Amendment) Order 2010 320 CD
2010 No. 1070 The Police Authority and Metropolitan Police Authority (Amendment) Regulations 2010 320 CD
2010 No. 1180 The Identity Cards Act 2006 (Provision of Information with Consent) Regulations 2009 (Amendment) Regulations 2010 320 CD
2009 DRAFT The Immigration (Biometric Registration) (Amendment No.2) Regulations 2009 330 CD
2009 DRAFT The Counter-Terrorism Act 2008 (Foreign Travel Notification Requirements) Regulations 2009 340 CD
2009 No. 1033 The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Responsible Authorities) Order 2009 320 CD
2009 No. 1229 The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No. 3) Order 2009 320 CD
2009 No. 1233 The Immigration (Passenger Transit Visa) (Amendment) (No.4) Order 2009 320 CD
2008 No. 3146 The Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 (Codes of Practice) (Revisions to Code A) (No.2) Order 2008 70 CD
2008 DRAFT The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008 525 CD
2008 DRAFT The Local Authorities (Alcohol Disorder Zones) Regulations 2008 525 CD
2008 DRAFT The Police (Conduct) Regulations 2008 1155.74 CD
2007 DRAFT The Police Reform Act 2002 (Standard Powers and Duties of Community Support Officers) Order 2007 140 CD
2007 DRAFT The Crime and Disorder Act 1998 (Additional Authorities) Order 2007 170.91 CD
2007 No. 475 The Accession (Immigration and Worker Authorisation) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 140 CD
2007 No. 1079 The Criminal Justice Act 2003 (Surcharge) (No 2) Order 2007 104.08 CD
2007 No. 1335 The Local Probation Boards (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 107.32 CD
2007 No. 1387 The Serious Organised Crime and Police Act 2005 (Designated Sites under Section 128) (Amendment) Order 2007 455.87 CD
2007 No. 3012 The Accession (Worker Authorisation and Worker Registration) (Amendment) Regulations 2007 140 CD
2007 No. 3447 The Immigration, Asylum and Nationality Act 2006 (Data Sharing Code of Practice) (Revocation) Order 2007 70 CD
DRAFT 2006 The Nationality, Immigration and Asylum Act 2002 (Juxtaposed Controls) (Amendment) Order 2006 240 CD
2006 No. 824 The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Designated Activities) (Amendment) Order 2006 0 CD
2006 No. 1050 The Criminal Justice and Public Order Act 1994 (Suspension of Custody Officer Certificate) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 0 CD
2006 No. 1442 The Police (Promotion) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 0 CD
2006 No. 1548 The Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) (Amendment) Regulations 2006 0 CD
2006 No. 1804 The Private Security Industry Act 2001 (Designated Activities) (Amendment No. 2) Order 2006 0 CD
2005 No. 2358 The Immigration (Leave to Remain) (Prescribed Forms and Procedures) (No. 2) Regulations 2005 4247.67 CD
2005 No. 2834 The Police (Amendment) Regulations 2005 140.60 CD

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
15188; 735 c22-7WA
Session
2010-12
Subjects
Expenditure Home Office Legislative drafting Publishing Statutory instruments
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
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