Law commission

Cards (11)

Advantage of law commission
Easier and simpler to find
modernise laws
considers whole areas of law
researched by legal experts
disadvantage of law commission
Lack of parliamentary time
parliament has failed to out forward their ideas
may not follow all recommendation
What are the 5 types of law commission
Codification
implementation
repeal
consolidation
reform
What is consolidation?
Putting all existing provisions together as an act.
they do not change or review laws
What does consolidation do?
Makes laws more accessible
What does codification do?
makes it simpler and easier to find
What is codification?
reviewing a topic and creating a code for it
what is reforms published on
Consulting paper
What is on the consulting paper
A description of current laws and why they need reforming
What is repealing acts?
identifies old acts which are no longer used and repeal them
statute of law (repeals) act 2018
Implementation
first 10 years 85% success
next 10 years 50% success
produced over 300 reports
147 of 217 reports have been implemented