Beginnings of the legislative process

Beginnings of the legislative process

Green Paper White Paper Private Bill Public Bill Private Members Bill

Green Paper and White Paper

Green PaperThe green paper is issued, sent to interested parties indicating areas of concerning and asking for suggestions for a new law.

White Paperformed through the responses of the green paper, which is concrete proposals for law reform

Types of Bill 

Private Bill - Affects individual people and corporations e.g. university college London actPublic Bill - Involves a matter of public policy and affects the whole country or a large section. Most government bills are in this section.Private Members Bill - sponsored by an individual MP. Few actually become law, however there are some success. e.g. the abortion act 1967 legalised abortion and the marriage act 1994 allows people to marry in any registered place.