basically essential
can
sometimes include some non-
essential items too. They should be clearly distinguished,
and before including them Departments should consider their effect on the length of the Bill and the need to avoid controversial provisions which might affect the Bill's prospects of enactment by the required date.
b. Contingent. These are Bills which might during the
relevant Session become essential as defined above, for
example if a pending court judgement were to put important
powers into question. You should make clear in the case of contingent Bills what would be the effect of deferral to a
later Session. Bills which may become desirable for some
non-technical reasons should be included in the 'programme'
or 'uncontroversial' class with a brief explanation at
the bottom of the PURPOSE entry of what they depend on.
C.
Programme. These will form the
form the main part of the
legislative programme and are Bills which can already be
identified as being desirable for enactment in the relevant
Session, have a significant political priority and can be prepared in good time.
d.
Uncontroversial. These are Bills which are desirable
for enactment in the relevant Session but are not expected
to be controversial in Parliament. It will be assumed that
a Bill in this class is suitable for Second Reading Committee Procedure (see paragraph 9b
(see paragraph 9b below) unless the
PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE section specifically records that
it is not (in which case you should briefly indicate why
not). In the case of a Bill which might also be suitable
for a Private Member, reference to this should be made in
the PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURE section and a full entry should
also be made in the separate schedule covering Bills suitable for offering to Private Members (Annex B).
Priority and Title
4. Within each class, please number your Bills in the order in