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Why do we need controls over delegated legislation?

Because most delegated legislation is not made by elected bodies and many people have the power to create it, it is important to make sure that the power is not abused and is controlled. This can be done by Parliament or the courts

This article is relevant to AQA A-level 3.1 (law making) and OCR A-level Unit 2 (law making).

Far more pages are added to the statute book each year by delegated legislation than by primary legislation (Acts of Parliament).This means that a vast bulk of legislation is being made by persons other than Parliament, without being subject to the full scrutiny of the parliamentary process.

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