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Law Reform - Coggle Diagram

- - - - . Helps good and new laws to be passed e.g. Dunblane Massacre.
        . Holds people accountable e.g. MPs expenses scandal (2009) where some MPs were claiming expenses for money they had not spent, this lead to a reform.
    - - . The government may respond too quickly to high profile incidents, so laws created are poorly drafted. E.g. Dangerous Dogs Act 1991 - this was passed in one day causing many issues and was amended later.
        . The media can sometimes manipulate the news and create public opinion.
  - - - . Some pressure groups have large memberships e.g. National Trust, who can raise issues of concern to a large number of people.
        . Pressure groups often raise important issues.
    - - . Argued that they seek to impose their ideas, even where the majority of the public do not support their views.
        Sometimes to pressure groups have conflicting interests and want opposing things.
  - - - . Proposals for law reform are ready so once a party is elected the process of passing laws can be quicker.
        . The government have the majority in the HOC - virtually every law proposed will be passed.
    - - . If a different party is elected at the next general election, they can repeal/ alter laws.
        . Government with a small majority may be restricted in what laws it can propose.
        . Backbench MPs need majority support, causing private members bill to rarely be passed.