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Legislative process

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  • Green Paper
  • White paper
  • Public Bill
  • Private Bill
  • Private members' Bill
  • First reading
  • Second reading
  • Committee stage
  • Report stage
  • Third Reading
  • Parliamentary ping pong
  • Royal assent
  • A detailed scrutiny clause by clause looking for any drafting errors and practical problems
  • The monarch must sign the Bill before it can become law
  • Introduced by individual back benchers eg the Abortion Bill 1967
  • Committee reports its findings to the House and suggests changes The House vote on the suggested changes
  • Introduced by a minister on behalf of the government eg Sentencing Bill 2020
  • Title and main aims of the Bill are read and a date is set for the Second Reading
  • Introduced by large public companies or local authorities
  • A full debate of the main principles and a vote on whether the Bill should proceed. Amendments may be made.
  • the Bill is read in its entirety a vote on whether the Bill should proceed
  • A firm proposal of policy
  • A consultative document
  • The Bill goes back and forth between the Houses until agreement is reached