standing committee
A committee of the House of Commons appointed to take the committee stage of public Bills allotted to it by the government. There are about 8 such committees (the number varies according to need), each consisting of between 16 and 50 members who are nominated by a Committee of Selection to reflect the political composition of the House as a whole. Compare Committee of the whole House.

• sale of goods
• sale on approval
• sale or return
• salus rei publicae suprema lex
• salvage
• salvage of trust property
• salvo
• same-sex marriage
• sanction
• Sanderson order
• sanity
• sans recours
• satisfaction
• satisfactory quality
• satisfied term
• Saunders v Vautier
• saviour siblings
• scandalous statement
• schedule
• scheme
• scheme of arrangement
• Schengen Agreement
• school attendance procedures
• Scottish Parliament
• Scottish rate