The Albert Sloman Library

Subject Resources: Law: UK Legislative Process and Official Documents

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Library Quick links

The Legislative Process

UK Parliament website http://www.parliament.uk/

Includes bills, judicial work, full text parliamentary debates, publications etc.

UK Parliament: Making Laws http://www.parliament.uk/about/how/laws.cfm

Guide to the legislative process.

Official Documents

How do I find Parliamentary Papers?

This is the Abert Sloman Library's main guide to finding parliamentary papers.

A to Z of central government http://www.direct.gov.uk/en/Dl1/Directories/A-ZOfCentralGovernment/index.htm

Lists central government departments, executive agencies and non-departmental public bodies.

Ministry of Justice http://www.justice.gov.uk/

The Ministry of Justice is responsible for the courts, prisons, probation, criminal law and sentencing. ( formerly the Department for Constitutional Affairs, formerly the Lord Chancellors Department)

Law Commission http://www.lawcom.gov.uk/

Contains sections on the law under review, current consultations, closed consultations, A to Z of Projects, Law Commission reports from 1995 to the present and consultations from 1996 to the present. See also: full list of Law Commission Reports and Consultation Papers held by the Library.

Devolved Government

The Scottish Government http://www.scotland.gov.uk/

The devolved Government for Scotland is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Scotland, including health, education, justice, rural affairs, and transport.

The National Assembly of Wales http://cymru.gov.uk/

The Welsh Assembly Government is responsible for most of the issues of day-to-day concern to the people of Wales, including the economy, health, education, and local government.

The Northern Ireland Assembly http://www.niassembly.gov.uk/

The Northern Ireland Assembly is the devolved government of Northern Ireland. It is responsible for making and enacting laws on transferred matters in Northern Ireland.