AQA A-Level Law Paper 2 The Law Reform/Commission questions and solutions

1. when was the law commission set up?: 1965 q, q, q, q, q, q, q,




2. what act set up the law commission?:Law Commission Act 1965
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3. what is the law commission?: a full-time body, consisitingof a chair (high court
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judge) and four other law commisioners with a research staff
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4. What are the aims of the Law Commission?:ensure the law is fair, modern,
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simple and cost-effective
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5. what are the four functions of the law commission?:reform, codfication,
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consolidation and repeal
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6. what does reform mean?: to update the law q, q, q, q, q, q, q,




7. how do the LC reform the law?:chose areas of the law that it considers needs
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updating or areas of the law can be referred to it by goverment
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8. what is the first step to reform the law?:have an open consultation, this sets out
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the current law and why it needs to be reformed
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9. what is the next step to reform the law?:get responses from intrested parties, take
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about problems with the current law, suggestions for reform, questions for intrested
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parties to consider, discuss how the law is in different countries
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10. what is the final step to reform the law?:LC will issue a report, will include a draft
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bill that parliament could put through if they chose
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11. what is codification?:reviewing all the law on one topic and creating one
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complete code of the la, making it simper and easier to find
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12. whats an example of codification?:in 1985 the LC created a draft criminal q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q,




code, but it has never been enacated
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13. what is consolidation?:drawing all the existing provisions in an area of law
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together into one act, bringing together a number of different statues
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14. how is consolidation different to codification?:the law is not reviewed or
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changed in consolidation just brought together
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15. whats an example of consolidation?:2017 LC tided up the sentencing law, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q, q,




modernise it and improve efficency
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16. what is repeal?:repeal an act of parliament means that the act ceases to be law
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17. can LC repeal an act of parliament?: no only parliament can do that, but they can
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advise parliament which acts should be ceased
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18. what are three advantages of the law commission?:independent so no bias lots
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of research
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takes less time than parliament q, q, q, q,




19. whatarethreedisadvantagesofthelawcommission?:only1/3ofrecomen- q
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dations are implemented
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work on 20-30 reforms at a time still
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very time consuming
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