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1.1 Government processes. - Coggle Diagram
1.1 Government processes.
House of lords
800 members
appointed as life peers through their contribution to society - or inherit their position through family.
introduce up to 25% of new laws + debate laws
may represent a party or be a cross bencher
house of commons
650 MPs elected in a general elections
represent a 'constituency' or area in England, Wales, Scotland or Northern island
introduce and debate new laws
Process
report stage
third reading
committee
second reading
opposite house stage
first reading
royal assent
'pre-legislative stages'
green paper
consultative document on a topic where the governments view is put forward with proposals for law reform
Interested parties = invited to send comments to the government department so necessary changes can be made to the proposals
white paper
A document containing the government firm proposals for new law following Green paper feedback.
It will usually include a draft version of the proposal law – called a 'bill'.
example of a current bill
Anonymity of suspects bill
What it is: A Bill to create an offence of disclosing the identity of a person who is the subject of an investigation in respect of the alleged commission of an offence; and for connected purposes