Criminology Unit 4 AC1.1
Government Processes - correct answer-Green paper --> White Paper --> Bill
Begins in either House of Commons or House of Lords
Follows 7 stages
Green Paper - correct answer-Public's response to a change in law collected on this Green
paper
White Paper - correct answer-Formal proposals for reform
A Bill - correct answer-Draft act (a Bill)
Presented to Parliament
What are the 7 stages in Government Process of law-making? - correct answer-- First
reading
- Second reading
- Committee stage
- Report stage
- Third reading
- Consideration & amendments
- Royal assent
First reading - correct answer-Name of the Bill & it's main aims are read out
A formal vote is taken
Second reading - correct answer-Main debate takes place followed by another vote
Committee stage - correct answer-Chosen group of representatives look closely at the Bill to:
- address any issues
- suggest appropriate amendments.
Report stage - correct answer-Committee report back to the full House who then vote in the
proposed amendments.
Third reading - correct answer-Final vote on the Bill
Royal assent - correct answer-Monarch signs the Bill
She cannot refuse as it is now only a symbolic stage as the Head of State.
Judicial processes - correct answer-Senior judges cause law-making.
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