Law reform + Legislative process + Delegated legislation (Law making)

Political influence on law making

Sets out its reform in its party manifesto in order to persuade people to vote for them

Public opinion influence on law making

Often voiced online through the media - easy to get multiple people on board

Pressure groups and lobbyists effect on law making

Pressure group - Organisation focussed on bringing awareness of issues

Lobbyists - Persuading individual MP’s to support their cause

Emergency situations effect on law making

Coronavirus act 2020 - need I say more

Law commission effect on law making

Independent body to keep the law under review and recommend reform

How the law commission works

Topics referred by government

Researches area of the law

Consultation paper is published

Report presented giving its final recommendations

Legislative process

Pre legislative process (green and white papers)

Bill is drafted

First reading

Second reading

Committee stage

Report stage

Third reading

Same procedures in the other house

Royal assent

Green and white papers

Green - Initial document to gain views

White - Sets out governments preffered approach

First and second reading

First - Announce aims of the bill

Second - Main debate + vote

Committee + report stage

Committee of MP’s do a detailed examination

Report back to house and vote for these amendments

Third reading, repeated process and royal ascent

Gives a chance to look at bill as a whole

Goes through the same stages in the other house

Monarch gives approval

Delegated legislation

Law made by someone other than parliament but with the authority of them

What does parliament pass and to who in delegated legislation

Enabling act

Order in council

Statutory instrument

By-law

Order in council

Drafted by government and approved by monarch and privy council

Statutory instrument

Ministers and government departments are given authority for areas under their responsibility

By-laws

Made by local authority to cover matters In their own area