Process of making legislation

Sources of Law • Why is new law made• Process of Legislation

Starter

Part - time Permanent

County Court Judge

Process is Quick and

Easy

Codification

Consolidation

Law Commission Act 1964

Repeals Old Law

Which of these terms relate to the Law Commission?

Next

Independent from

Parliament

Working Paper

Self Investigate

Six Commissio

ners

Can Implement

Ideas without

Parliament

Lack of Thoroughn

ess

Parliament has No

Obligation to

Implement

1/3 of Suggestion

s are Implement

ed

Learning Objectives

• Recall your knowledge of the Law Commission

• Identify reasons why new laws are made

• Summarise the different stages of a Bill

Why Does Parliament Create New Laws?

Why Parliament Creates New Law

• Emergency issues

• Update old laws

• Help Interpret law

• Clarifying the law

• Re-applying established principles of statute law

• Political reasons

Political Reasons• Things that were promised before a General Election

• Use the Link on your Hand – out to find the relevant information

• Create a summary of why new law is made due to political reasons

• Be prepared to feedback to the group

Things That Happen• Required a change in the law to deal with them


• Create a summary of why new law is made to deal with an emergency situation.


Laws Have Become Out Of Date• Needed to be changed to reflect the current society needs


• Create a summary of the Law Commission’s role and give an explanation of an area that they are looking at now.


Other Reasons• What could have influenced these?

• Anti-terrorism, Crime and Security Act 2001

• Dangerous Dogs Act 1991

• Consumer Protection Act 1987 (recent changes in 2014)

• Equality e.g. the cost of driving insurance - 2012

How Laws Are Made

• This video is an introduction to the next part of the lesson

• Do not fill in the grid on page 4 with this video

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ni-h8R2d0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z-Ni-h8R2d0

Passing of a bill • A Bill is a proposal for a new law or change an existing law and is presented

before Parliament for debate.

• Can start in the House of Commons or the House of Lords.

• Must be approved in the same form by both Houses before becoming an Act (law).

The Process of Legalisation Mnemonic

• Fat – First Reading• Snails – Second Reading •Can’t – Committee Stage•Reach – Report Stage• The – Third Reading•Hand – House of Lords•Rails – Royal Assent

Flow Diagram

• There are 7 boxes in your hand-out

• The last box will need to cover both Consideration of Amendments and the Royal Assent

• You do not need all the information on the sheet

• You need a summary of each stage

• Stretch and Challenge – fill in the bottom of page 4 (The Act themselves)

Kahoot Quiz Time!• Based on what you have learnt over the last week

• https://create.kahoot.it/#quiz/62119df5-8d13-440f-bec5-847c8ac8bf12

• You will need your smart phone or ask for an IPad

• Go to Kahoot.it