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The UK constitutional change post 1997 - Coggle Diagram
The UK constitutional change post
1997
Why?
More democracy
Decentralisation
Stranger protection of rights
Modernisation
Parliamentary reform.
Removed all but 92 hereditary peers from the HOL and were replaced by expertise
Select committees
Elected chairs
Wright Reforms
BBBC
Epetitions
35 days a year
Recall
Vote to deselect MP who has been suspended for 21 days
Boundry reform - make constituencies more equal
Removed all but 92 hereditary peers from HOL
Peoples peers - expertise
Human rights
HRA 1998
Abolished the death penalty
enshrines rights in law
life
fair trial
liberty
Privacy
expression
association
marriage
Marriage
Not entrenched
Bill of rights?
Devolution
Nature
Bill of rights?
Asymetric
Reserved power
Brexit
Scotland
129MSP's
Scotish leader
First minister
AMS voting system
Independence referendum 2014
85% turnout
wales
60 members
added various powers over time
now called the senedd
NI
Peace
assembly
90 members
voted in through STV
First minister
Deputy
Brexit
mayors
manchester
tyneside
west yorks
levelling up?
london mayor
sacked met police commissioner
Supreme court
seperate from HOL
11 judgesJoint appointmets commission
non political oversight
Lord chief justice
Neutral
Independant
Prorogation of parliement
Article 50
Freedom of information act (2002)
Makes government more transparent
Expenses scandal
Everyone can see data held about them
limits
Private emails