Influences on Parliament
The Law Commission Pressure Groups Media/Public Opinion Political P
A D A D A D A
Considerable legal Lengthy Raising public Members are often Raises awareness Newspapers are Public
expertise investigation awareness placing very passionate of issues of public not required to opinion/votes
pressure on the which can result in concern to remain politically
Government criminal behaviour Government neutral
Produces well Roughly 1/3 of Considerable Biased Keeps Parliament Are run to make Public holds them
informed recommendations experience in their in touch with money and will to account
recommendations are not chosen interest or public concerns, only publish things
implemented cause not government that increase
concerns readership
Draft bills are Government is not May only present Raises public
attached to their obliged to consult small number of awareness
reports is prior to changing people’s views
the law
Independent
A: Advantages
D: Disadvantages
The Law Commission Pressure Groups Media/Public Opinion Political P
A D A D A D A
Considerable legal Lengthy Raising public Members are often Raises awareness Newspapers are Public
expertise investigation awareness placing very passionate of issues of public not required to opinion/votes
pressure on the which can result in concern to remain politically
Government criminal behaviour Government neutral
Produces well Roughly 1/3 of Considerable Biased Keeps Parliament Are run to make Public holds them
informed recommendations experience in their in touch with money and will to account
recommendations are not chosen interest or public concerns, only publish things
implemented cause not government that increase
concerns readership
Draft bills are Government is not May only present Raises public
attached to their obliged to consult small number of awareness
reports is prior to changing people’s views
the law
Independent
A: Advantages
D: Disadvantages
