There are a number of advantages and disadvantages for law making in the Westminster Parliament. It is the role of parliament to make laws for the country through the passing of bills between the House of Commons, House of Lords and finally the Royal As

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Parliament and its Issues

1a. An Act of Parliament is something that creates either a new law or changes an already existing Act. An example of this would be the foot and mouth disease crisis that hit the UK back in 2011. This Bill was passed very quickly through government and the creation of the Animal Health Act 2002. This Act was created to try and protect against any future outbreaks of any other infectious diseases.

b. Delegated Legislation is something that allows the government to make changes to a particular law without the necessary need to create a whole new act. An example of this is the Disability Discrimination Act 1995. This Act both in the past and present has required amendments to be made to allow it to be updated to increase the conditions that it covers for both long term and short term health conditions.

c. The Supreme Court is the United Kingdom's highest court of appeal, which was created through the Constitutional Reform Act 2005. Basically, the rule of this court is to make decisions that can assist with society as a whole. .

d. The golden rule