Parliamentary Law Making Flashcards
influences on parliament
- public opinion/media
- pressure groups
- law commission
- European union
- Political power
Public opinion/media
members of the public can make their feelings known by writing to their MP and newspapers. the media can heavily influence law reform as they add weight to the public opinion
pressure groups
groups that are concerned with particular issues may try to try influence law-making. they try to bring matters of interest in to the attention of the public and government
sectional pressure groups
promotes the interests of a particular section of society
cause pressure groups
promote the idea or beliefs in society
law commission
the law commission is a full time reform body therefore their role is “to keep under review all the law”
European union
Europe has influenced some major chances in our laws especially focusing on rights of individuals
political power
some high profile legislation is passed in order to implement the governments ideas
types of bill
- public bill
- private bill
- private member bill
- hybrid bill
legislation process (in order!!)
- green paper
- white paper
- first reading
- second reading
- committee stage
- report stage
- third reading
- other house
- royal assent
green paper
consultation document concerning a topic of law reform by a cabinet minister
white paper
contains a firm proposal of the law
first reading
formal procedure where the name and main aims of the bill are read out
second reading
main debate take place with the MPs debating the aim principles of the bills and its strengthens and weaknesses
committee stage
examined clause by clause paying attention to smaller details
