Legislation and Consultation
- Created by: shay.
- Created on: 20-03-18 17:18
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- Legislation
- Parliamentary Sovereignty = Parliament is the top legal authority and can pass new laws or stop old ones
- Green Paper = ideas for a new law
- White Paper = proposal for law
- Bill to Act
- The Debating Process
- First Reading
- Introduced formally
- 2nd Reading
- Debated fully, vote is taken and if majority approve, the bill is passed
- Standing Committee
- Group of MPs examine the bill carefully, making alterations
- Report Stage
- HOCs approve or change the ammendments - change is made if there is a lot of opposition or public pressure
- Third Reading
- Amended bill is presented to HOCs and they take a vote
- HOLs
- Same process as the commons, and goes back to them if they want to change anything
- Royal Assent
- Queen signs off the bill and it becomes an act
- First Reading
- Can take immediate action on emergency situations
- e,g terror attacks
- Consultation
- Social media (YT)
- Opinion Polls
- Websites
- Green/white papers
- Westminster working?
- Faults
- Unrepresentative = men, elite, few minorities and 3 line whip
- Checks and Balances
- Parliamentary sovereignty
- Executive, Legislative, Judiciary
- Judicial review
- Parliamentary Enquiry
- Select committees
- Faults
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