Procurement Bill [HL]
The Procurement Bill is a government bill that has been introduced in the House of Lords. The bill would reform the current rules on public procurement in the UK, much of which are derived from EU law.
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The Professional Qualifications Bill [HL] would make provisions relating to professional qualifications and their recognition in the UK. It is scheduled to have its second reading in the House of Lords on 25 May 2021.
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages (332 KB , PDF)
The Professional Qualifications Bill was announced in the Queen’s Speech on 11 May 2021. The bill would make provisions relating to professional qualifications and their recognition in the UK. It follows a government consultation on professional qualifications that ran between August and October 2020.
The bill would create a number of regulation-making powers designed to implement a new framework for the recognition of overseas professional qualifications in the UK. This would replace existing EU-derived law in this area, including an interim system on recognition that has been in place since the end of the transition period. Alongside these powers, the bill would:
Many of the bill’s changes to the law would be achieved through regulation-making powers. The Government has argued this is necessary because the changes need to be integrated into an existing legislative scheme for a given profession and a single approach for all professions would not be practicable. The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has set out the Government’s assessment of the delegated powers in its delegated powers memorandum to the House of Lords Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee. At the time of publication, the committee had not yet reported on the bill.
Professional Qualifications Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages (332 KB , PDF)
The Procurement Bill is a government bill that has been introduced in the House of Lords. The bill would reform the current rules on public procurement in the UK, much of which are derived from EU law.
The Schools Bill would implement many of the proposals set out in the government’s recent policy papers on schools and school funding. These include measures aimed at making it easier for schools to become academies; changes to the national funding formula; and introducing a register of children being educated outside of schools.
This proposed law seeks to place the UK Infrastructure Bank on a statutory footing, giving it a specific set of powers. The bank is currently operating on an interim basis. Its purpose is to invest in infrastructure projects on behalf of the government and attract private sector funds for the same purpose.