[Lords] Preparing the ‘as amended’ bill version

Introduction

This is the business process for preparing a bill after amendments at an amending stage have been agreed to.

How to prepare a bill for introduction

1. Select OPC amendments from the ‘Amendment Manager’ and use “Amendment Actions > Apply Amendments” (Create new bill version)​

2. Open auto-applied version:​

   1. Review tracked changes, checking for any obvious printing points​

   2. Accept all applied amendments​

   3. Check for any new Document Check messages​

   4. Check Review r-h panel for any amendments needing manual intervention (delete the ones you’ve dealt with as you go & make any necessary printing points for the newly applied amendments)

   5. Renumber the whole document ​

   6. Update x-refs on the whole document & check ‘Document Checks’ for x-ref warnings​

   7. Update Document Information: bill number, version rubric, printing dates​

   8. Re-insert front & back covers/table of contents as necessary​

   9. Save changes

3. Generate a PDF (select line numbering)

4. Send the PDF for checking