The types of bill

• Who drafts bills?


  Lawyers who work in the civil service, they are called the parliamentary counsel to the treasury. The are given instructions on what to include by the proposer of the law who is the relevant government department,
• What are public bills?

  Public bills are the most common form of bill, they involve matters of public policy that impact a large part or all of society.
• What are two examples of public bills?

  Human rights act 1998

  Equality Act 2010
• What are the two types of public bills?

  Government and Private members bills
• What is a government bill?

  Bills sponsored by the government
• What are examples of government bills?

  Budget responsibility act 2024

  Passenger Railway Services Act 2024
• What are private members bills?

  Bills that are sponsored by individual MPs.
• What is an example of a private members bill?

  Pet abduction bill 2023-4
• Who introduces private members bills?

  Private members bills are introduced into parliament by individual backbench MPs who are not part of the government. PMBs tend to have a lower success rate as not much parliamentary time is allocated to them
• What is a private bill?

  A bill that affects one group or corporation or individual in society.
• What is an example of a private bill?

  The university college london act 1996