Making laws

Find out why new laws are made and how they are developed.

Draft Bills are Bills issued for consultation before being formally introduced to Parliament

A Bill is a proposal for a new law, or a proposal to change an existing law that is presented for debate before Parliament.

• Public Bills
• Private Members' Bills
• Private Bills
• Hybrid Bills

An Act of Parliament creates a new law or changes an existing law.

Delegated or secondary legislation is usually concerned with detailed changes to the law made under powers from an existing Act of Parliament.

Although rarely used, the Parliament Acts provide a way of solving disagreement between the Commons and the Lords.