Formal Legislative Procedure

Overview

Learn about formal legislative procedures, identify the different types of bills and explain how a bill beocmes a law. This course is ideal for intermediate learners.

Introduction

Creating a new piece of legislation is a long and formal process.

It starts with an initial draft of an act of parliament, which describes what is going to be included and the intended effect of the proposed new law. It is initially drafted by lawyers in the civil service.

A Bill is introduced for discussion and debate in either the House of Lords or the House of Commons. When both Houses have agreed on the details outlined in the Bill, it is delivered to the reigning monarch for their final approval. A Bill can then become an Act of Parliament.

There are three types of Bill available: Public; Private, and Hybrid. In addition to that there is another type of Public Bill known as a Private Members’ Bill.

You will learn

Identify the different types of bills
Explain how a bill becomes law

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