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Advantages of the Law Commission (Consolidation (1965-2006, LC has…
Advantages of the Law Commission
Expertise
Great deal of expertise
Either Lawyers, Judges or Academics
High Rate of Success
Since 1965, LC has published over 220 Law Reform Reports, 2/3 successful
eg Reform of Double Jeopardy under Criminal Justice Act 2003
Success in repealing statutes
Produces Statute Law Repeal Bills
Since 1965, there have been 19 of these which has repealed over 3000 Acts of Parliament
eg Statute Law Repeal Act 2013 repealed 800 AoP
Consolidation
1965-2006, LC has produced 220 Consolidation Acts
Made Law more accessible
eg Education Act 1996 brought together existing Law on education
12th Programme of Law reform will bring together 1,300 pages of Law
Independence from government
Can choose which areas of Law to examine
Can consider government requests or opinion of academics
Full Time Law Body
Have time to engage in a thorough process of the Law
Produce an initial report (scoping paper)
Engage in public consultation, analyse responses and produce a final report, usually accompanied by a Bill
Improved Procedure
Law Commission Act 2009: obligation on the Minister of Justice to produce annual reports and indicate what step the government is taking in implementing LC reports.
Government bodies obliged to produce LC reports within 6 months and a full response within 12 months
Act introduced accelerated procedures.