they are unelected peers who are nominated experts in their field . the primeminister has a say over who is a peer. they are unpaid , roughly 800 members and can be hereditary or life peers
what is the role of the house of lords
they question and challenge the work of the government, debate policy issues and matters of current concern and revise proposals
how long can the house of lords delay legislation
up to one year
which act was delayed for one year by the HOL
the hunting act2004
which act gives the house of commons more power than HOL
parliaments act1911 and 1949
who are the house of commons
members of parliament elected through a general election, they represent a constituency and make up the government . there are 650 and the leader is the prime minister
what do the house of commons do
implement and make policies
lead debates on bills
make the legislative process democratic
acts of parliament mainly created through the majority will of the HOC
who is in the prime ministers cabinet
senior ministers and other more junior ministers
who was the last monarch to decline royal assent
queen anne1707
what is royal assent
technically a monarch has the final say in a bill , however rarely used
which act states the monarch only sees title and summary of the bill
royalassentact1961
what happens in the pre legislative process
green paper
white paper
what is a green paper
a consultative document issued by the government with proposals for a new law or reform a law
why are repossess invited to a green paper
the views expressed can change the governments thinking on the form that the new laws should take
what is an example of a green paper that had responses
the policinginthe21stcentury where police and mps where consulted
what is a white paper
states a decision on how it is going to reform a law in more detail. has firmproposals for new laws
what is an example of a white paper
educationalexcellenceeverywhere
what is a bill
a bill is a proposedlaw
who does a private bill affect
they don’t affect the whole of the uk . they often are created due to a petition form individual , organisation or local authority and they affect. they affect particular organisations , people or places
what is an example of a private bill
favesham oysterfisherycompanyact2017
what are the two types of public bills
government bills
private members bill they affect the generalpublic and involve matters of publicpolicy
who does a government bills affect
the whole of the uk
what are the most common bills
government bills
who introduces a government bill
the governmentminister
what’s an example of a government bill
criminaljusticeandcourtsact2015
who does a private member bill affect
the whole of the uk
who makes a private member bill
can be from any political party
who introduces and private member bill
an individualback bencher
what is an example of a private members bill
abortionact1967 - legalised abortion
what are the two ways public bills are introduced
ballot
tenminute rule
which bills are passed easily due to support from the house of commons
governmentbills
how does a ballot introduce a bill
each parliamentary session , 20members go forward , on friday
how does the ten minute rule introduce a bill
given ten mins to gainsupport for their bill
what are the stages of the parliamentary law making process before it is introduced to parliament
idea stage
consultation stage
drafting stage
parliamentary stage
where do most bills start
HOC
what happens in the idea stage
the source of ideas such as law commission , reports , manifesto promises
what happens in the consultation stage
idea discussed with experts and interested parties
green and white paper
what happens in the drafting stage
and idea is written into legalterminology by parliamentary council , it is now a bill