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Katie Brawn (2137627) Poster 1: Unit 1 Assignment 3How Bills become Laws through Parliament an
Legislation
There are many stages through the UK Parliament which an Bill must go through to be turned into a law, which
include White paper, first reading, second reading, expert committes and ma
Idea: This is the beginning of a potential new law in the UK, where it must go thro
become a law, ending with Royal Ascent by the Queen. Ideas can be to do with an
long a session of Parliament must last in the UK.
White paper: These are ‘policy documents produced by the Government that se
legislation’ (1). They are often published as Command papers and could include a
going through Parliament, providing a basis for further consultation and discussion
and committees and allows final changes to be made before it is formally
First Reading: ‘This is the notification to the House of Commons that a proposal h
is read out and copies of it are made available. There is little or no d
Second Reading: This is a crucial stage for the Bill, being the main debate on the p
it. The House of Commons must then decide whether to send it forward for the ne
majority will almost always get its Bill through this stag
Expert Committees: This can be a complex part of the procedure, in short being the
in detail and the committee consider the changes to the Bill that can be recommen
Most Bills are dealt within committees comprising of about 20 MP’s. Members of th
their qualifications and personal or professional interest
Report Stage: ‘The Committee reports back to the house with suggested amendme
voted on’ (2) by the House of Commons. If a majority vote is reached in suppor
changes, it moves onto the seventh stage, the Third Rea
Third reading: This stage is where the Bill is re-presented to the House of Common
whether to accept the proposed legislation. If the Bill is accepted it is said to have
sent onto the next stage of being presented’ (2) to the House
House of Lords: The Bill goes through a similar procedure through the House of L
Commons, but it must pass all of these stages during one session of Parliament, bei
cannot reject most legislation they are presented that has been passed from the H
House of Lords does ‘retain some powers such as the ability to reject a Bill which at
Government for longer than five years’ (2). However, the House of Lords doesn
Commons as the Lords aren’t elected by the public, they are selected by their profe
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