Episode Synopsis "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.

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More episodes of the podcast Statute Law: Making Legislation

• 01. Introduction to Making Legislation series
• 02. The Politician: How a Government Minister gets proposals accepted for presentation as part of the Government's legislative programme
• 03. The Politician: A Minister's role in taking a Bill through Parliament
• 04. The Departmental Lawyer: The process within a Government Department for development of the policy ideas underlying legislative proposals
• 05. The Departmental Lawyer: The detailed development by a Government Department of proposals for legislation
• 06. The Departmental Lawyer: The role of officials in a department in handling the passage of a Bill through Parliament
• 07. The Drafter: The role of Parliamentary Counsel at the planning stage for legislation
• 08. The Drafter: How Parliamentary Counsel sets about drafting an Act of Parliament
• 09. The Drafter: Pre-legislative scrutiny of Bills and the role of Parliamentary Counsel as a Bill proceeds through Parliament
• 10. Parliamentary Officials: The Parliamentary procedure for making an Act of Parliament
• 11. The Legal Adviser: The Role of the Joint Committee on Human Rights in the Legislative Process
• 12. The Law Commissioner: The role of the Law Commission in the Legislative Process
• 13. How Statute Law is Made Lecture