The UK Parliament has two Houses that work on behalf of UK citizens to check and challenge the work of Government, make and shape effective laws, and debate/make decisions on the big issues of the day ...
Devolution in the UK has created a national Parliament in Scotland, a Welsh Parliament - or Senedd Cymru - and a national Assembly in Northern Ireland. This process transfers varying levels of power ...
Parliamentary procedure regulates the proceedings of the House and can be divided up into four main sections. 1. Practice which is the general understanding established over the centuries and does not ...
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This case study is the result of a partnership between the Parliamentary Archives, Parliamentary Outreach and Norfolk Record Office. It is part of the People and Parliament: Connecting with ...
Parliament continues to develop the nation's system of courts nearly 700 years after the first Justices of the Peace were appointed by statute. The Tribunals, Courts and Enforcement Act 2007, for ...
A committee is generally appointed for each public bill that goes through the House of Commons. Depending on its complexity, the consideration of a bill can take a few minutes to a few months. Members ...
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Select committees work in both Houses. They check and report on areas ranging from the work of government departments to economic affairs. Select committees run inquiries on specific topics. The ...