Work of LC (8)

• What is the Law Commission?

  ---> set up by Law Commission Act 1965 and main aim is to keep all law under review

  
  

  Independent from government and consists of:

  5 fulltime Law Commissioners

  • Chairperson (High Court Judge of Appeal) appointed for 3 years
  • 4 Commissioners who are judges, barristers, solicitors or academics

  Supported by:

  • Chief Executive & 20 members of Government Legal Service
  • 2 Parliamentary Counsel - draft laws
  • Research assistants
• Their work involves;

  • Receiving and considering proposals for law reform and consulting parties
  • Suggest proposals for reform which Codify, Consolidate and Repeal law

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• Codify, Consolidate and Repeal

  Codify-

  • Brings all existing law into one Act of Parliament. Combines existing Acts of Parliament & common law from courts
  • e.g. Draft Criminal Code 1985 (all criminal law brought together)

  Consolidate-

  • Brings all existing law into one Act of Parliament, only combines existing Acts of Parliament
  • e.g. Sentencing Act 2020

  Repeal-

  • Identifies old laws which aren't needed and recommends these to be removed
  • e.g. Statute Law (Repeals) Act 1998 - 150 outdated laws removed