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PCO Offices
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.
“An Act to... establish a
Supreme Court of the
United Kingdom, and
to abolish the appellate
jurisdiction of the
House of Lords...”
Constitutional Reform
Act 2005
“An Act to make
provision about
hunting wild mammals
with dogs...”
Hunting Act 2004
“An Act to make
provision in connection
with anti-social
behaviour.”
Anti-social Behaviour
Act 2003
“An Act to make
provision about
terrorism...”
Terrorism Act 2000
“There shall be a
Scottish Parliament”
Scotland Act 1998