Advantages of Parliamentary Law Making

1. Why is parliamentary law making democratic?

It is made by our elected representatives and so it is democratic.

2. How is the government held accountable through parliamentary law making?

Further, as there is a general election at least once every five years, the public can vote out any government if it has not performed as the public expected.

3. How can Parliament reform whole areas of law?

It is possible to reform whole areas of law in one Act, for example, the Fraud Act 2006 abolished all the old offences of deception and fraud and created a newer and simpler structure of offence.

4. How are judges limited in law reform?

This can be contrasted with judges who can only change the law on very small areas of law as they can only rule on the point of law in the case they are deciding.

5. What is meant by delegated legislation?

Acts of Parliament can set broad policies and give power to others to make detailed regulations, known as delegated legislation.

6. What is the advantage of delegated legislation?

This is advantageous because it allows a general structure to be laid down by Parliament but it allows greater detail in the law than if it was just contained in an Act of Parliament.

7. What is the consultation process in parliamentary law making?

Bills presented to Parliament will have gone through a consultation on the proposed changes to the law so that government can take into consideration objections to the proposals.

8. How does the parliamentary process encourage thorough discussion of new law?

Also due to the lengthy process in both Houses of Parliament, the new law will be thoroughly discussed.