The law making process in the UK

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The law making process in the UK

An introduction to the subject

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Index

5- Step 4: Committee Stage

1- Few facts about the UK

6- Step 5: Report Stage and third reading

2- Step 1: the Bill

7- Step 6 The "ping pong" and Royal Assent

3- Step 2: First reading

4- Step 3: Second Reading

8- Conclusion

A few facts about the uk

Step 1: The Bill

- A bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament. - the government, individual MP's or Lords, private individuals or organisations - Public Bill, private Bill, Hybrid Bill

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Step 2: First Reading

What happens at first reading?

What happens after first reading?

Step 3 : The second reading

- Global debate about the bill - 2 weekends after first reading

Step 4 : The Committee stage

- examination of the bill - discussion about amendements

Step 5 : Report stage and third reading

- Report stage gives MP's an opportunity to consider further amendments to a Bill wich has been examined in commitee What happens at the report stage? What happens after the report stage?

Step 6 : "Ping Pong" and royal assent

- Ping pong= the journey of the bill between the two chambers - Royal Assent= the Queen formally agrees to make the bill into an act of Parliament

Step 6 : Conclusion

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Hélène and Fatou