I work on government legislation in the civil service and can confirm that private member’s bills wouldn’t have any access to the Office for Parliamentary Counsel (government specialist lawyers) unless government supports the private member’s bill, which is rare. Private member’s bills are primarily used as campaigning tools for demonstrating political support for a particular idea and getting it debated in Parliament.
I work on government legislation in the civil service and can confirm that private member’s bills wouldn’t have any access to the Office for Parliamentary Counsel (government specialist lawyers) unless government supports the private member’s bill, which is rare. Private member’s bills are primarily used as campaigning tools for demonstrating political support for a particular idea and getting it debated in Parliament.