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parliamentary law-making process - Coggle Diagram
parliamentary law-making process
BILL
until the Bill is passed by both Houses of Parliament, it is not proper law
usually presented to the House of Commons first
pre-legislative process: GREEN PAPER
sets out the Government’s proposals for change
6: OTHER HOUSE (LORDS)
The Bill is then sent off to the other House (House of Lords)
The Bill goes through exactly the same stages as done with the other House
3: COMMITTEE STAGE
Bill is considered in detail by a group of small MP’s group of MP’s
look at all the sections of it, as then they can decide if there are any changes needed to be made
5: THIRD READING
main debate and changes by the committee have been voted on
Parliament just has to decide if the Bill is liked enough to pass
pre-legislative process: WHITE PAPER
set of firm proposals of what the government will actually do
1: FIRST READING
main aims of the Bill are read out to the House of Commons
no vote - straightforward
4: REPORT STAGE
members of the committee will ‘report back’ to Parliament on their decisions made
suggestions made on what can be improved or modified
Parliament does not have to accept recommendations, can choose to ignore them
no suggestions=skip stage
7: (PING PONG)
If the other House approves of the Bill, it can move onto the next stage, however, if not, it is sent back to the previous House
2: SECOND READING
members of Parliament get to properly debate the Bill considered in detail and can be very time-consuming
formal vote at the end of debate, if approved, moved on to next stage
8: ROYAL ASSENT
Bill is put forward in front of the (Monarch), and they will sign it
Bill has now become a law