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Office of the Parliamentary Counsel

The Parliamentary Counsel are a specialised team of lawyers based in Whitehall. Their main work is drafting Government Bills for introduction into Parliament and related Parliamentary business.

Parliamentary Counsel also draft certain Orders in Council and other subordinate legislation when specially instructed. They also review subordinate legislation which amends primary legislation; this arises particularly in relation to European matters. They also advise the Government on legal, parliamentary and constitutional questions falling within their special experience.