the stage 1 of journeys before parliament
initially policies begin life as ideas on how to change or manage a situation
the ways it gets around before parliament
the public.
the media.
the public services.
the pressure groups
cause groups eg charities.
insider groups eg those who have links with the government.
outsider groups eg those who don’t have links with the government and might be opposed to their policies.
how many petitions have to be made to reach parliament
100,000 signatures
stage 2 journey through parliament
the government.
individual MPs or lords.
private individuals or organisations.
the types of bills that can be introduced to parliament
public bills.
private bills.
hybrid bills.
what is the green paper
the green paper is consolation documents provided by the government
what is the white paper
the white paper is policy documents produced but the government that gets out their proposals of future legislation.
what is implementation
the police and criminal evidence act became an act of parliament in 1984 but wasn’t implemented until 1986
what is the impact of government policies on the protective services
civilisation.
the human rights act 1998.
the equality act 2010.
the response to government policies by the protective services
some services such as the fire and rescue service do have the right to strike and have done in the past
response to government policy by the public
governments don’t always get it right and the public can respond in many ways.
hat are the ways the public respond
civil disobedience.
sit ins.
petitions.
