Statute Law: Making Legislation

This series of interviews, followed by a lecture, provides a unique insight in the process by which legislation is created in the United Kingdom. All the interviewees are involved in the making of legislation in Whitehall, in Parliament or in the wider worlds of politics.

  • 45 minutes 53 seconds
    13. How Statute Law is Made Lecture
    Lecture by Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Council, on the making of statutes. Given at the University of Oxford on 11 October 2010.
    30 November 2010, 3:51 pm
  • 24 minutes 18 seconds
    12. The Law Commissioner: The role of the Law Commission in the Legislative Process
    Interview with Lord Justice Etherton, Chairman of the Law Commission 2006-2009, on the role of the Law Commission in the legislative process.
    30 November 2010, 3:46 pm
  • 21 minutes 15 seconds
    11. The Legal Adviser: The Role of the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the Legislative Process
    Interview with Murray Hunt, Legal Adviser to Parliament's Joint Committee on Human Rights on the role of the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the legislative process.
    30 November 2010, 3:43 pm
  • 27 minutes 11 seconds
    10. Parliamentary Officials: The Parliamentary procedure for making an Act of Parliament
    Interview with Parliamentary officials David Natzler from the Public Bill Office in the House of Commons and Sarah Jones from the House of Lords on The Parliamentary procedure for making an Act of Parliament.
    30 November 2010, 3:40 pm
  • 15 minutes 40 seconds
    09. The Drafter: Pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills and the role of Parliamentary Counsel as a Bill proceeds through Parliament
    Interview with Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel, on pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills and the role of Parliamentary Counsel as a Bill proceeds through Parliament.
    30 November 2010, 3:36 pm
  • 17 minutes 5 seconds
    08. The Drafter: How Parliamentary Counsel sets about drafting an Act of Parliament
    Interview with Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel, on how Parliamentary Counsel sets about drafting an Act of Parliament.
    30 November 2010, 3:31 pm
  • 14 minutes 34 seconds
    07. The Drafter: The role of Parliamentary Counsel at the planning stage for legislation
    Interview with Stephen Laws, First Parliamentary Counsel on the role of Parliamentary Counsel at the planning stage for legislation.
    30 November 2010, 3:29 pm
  • 12 minutes 31 seconds
    06. The Departmental Lawyer: The role of officials in a department in handling the passage of a Bill through Parliament
    Interview with Michelle Dyson, a Departmental Lawyer, on the role of officials in a department in handling the passage of a Bill through Parliament.
    30 November 2010, 3:28 pm
  • 13 minutes 23 seconds
    05. The Departmental Lawyer: The detailed development by a Government Department of proposals for legislation
    Interview with Michelle Dyson, Departmental Lawyer, on the detailed development by a Government Department of proposals for legislation.
    30 November 2010, 3:08 pm
  • 13 minutes 56 seconds
    04. The Departmental Lawyer: The process within a Government Department for development of the policy ideas underlying legislative proposals
    Interview with Michelle Dyson, Departmental Lawyer on the process within a Government Department for development of the policy ideas underlying legislative proposals.
    30 November 2010, 3:01 pm
  • 14 minutes 29 seconds
    03. The Politician: A Minister's role in taking a Bill through Parliament
    Interview with Lord Falconer on a minister's role in taking a Bill through Parliament.
    30 November 2010, 2:59 pm
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