Describe the formal process of statute creation and the role of the House of Commons, House of Lords and the Crown in this process.
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Module 1: Law making Describe the formal process of statute creation and the role of the House of Commons, House of Lords and the Crown in this process. (A) The formal process of the creation of law starts as early as the bill. There are two different types of bills firstly; something will trigger a bill to be printed, i.e. media, pressure groups, parliament ballot and more. There are "private members bill" and "Government bill" a private members bill means that it is promoted by an individual rather than a particular party member. A government bill is sponsored by a minister. Once the Bill has been presented drafting is the next step, 26 parliamentary draftsmen, these are made up of civil servants and Lawyers, will draft up all of the terms of the bill, making sure that the bill is exact and has no loopholes (this draft must be clear, and set...

