statutory instruments

• can be made by:

  • government minister or departments

  often called ministerial regulations - around 15 governmental departments - dealing with a different area of policy

  minister of work and pensions will be able to make regulations on health and safety at work

  minister of transport - necessary road traffic regulations

  major method of law making - over 3000 are brought into force each year
• the serious organised crime and police act 2005

  gave the secretary of state - power to make regulations requiring the equipment used by the serious organised crime agency
• the sentencing act 2020 ( magistrates court sentencing powers) (amendment) regulations 2024

  
  

  introduced by the ministry of justice - aims to amend magistrates sentencing powers from 6 months to 12 months - sentence more TEW offences - relieve the back log that the crown court faces from covid