POLITICAL PROCESS (THROUGH PARLIAMENT)

Critically consider whether the political process (through Parliament) and the legal process

Critically consider whether the political process (through Parliament) and the legal process

Constitution in the United Kingdom has a tacit authorization apprehended by Statutes, The Common Law together with established Conventions through which the various organs of State are co-ordinate, an inherent part of the charter without being integrated into the actual law. Through habitual utilization showing expectations associated with these Conventions, a compliance affecting political together with legal activities limits any prerogative powers, although not enforceable in law. The doctrine which supports a separation of powers reinforces the concept of the constitution, thereby “avoiding the risk of too much power being accumulated in one person or institution” 

The recent decision of the House of Lords in R v Secretary of State for the Home Department, ex parte Fire Brigades Union [1995] 2 WLR 464 raises important constitutional questions about the extent to which the government is required to seek parliamentary approval for its policies or may rely instead on prerogative powers. “at the heart of British government there is a kind of constitutional black hole” At any one time there are a range of Ministers involved with all major issues of law, with Ministers from various regulatory bodies playing roles in legal matters through their responsibility for law reform in their particular area. 

Recently, with the emphasis on law together with order making up successive Governments' manifestos, one department (the Home Office) being responsible for both civil liberties together with public order could lead to a detriment in one or the other depending where the majority of funding had been given. The Home Office is just one department responsible for British laws. 

The Law Officers' Department together with the Lord Chancellor's Department also contributes to law reform.  Heading the Law Officers' Department are Government Ministers, although not Cabinet members.  These Ministers are responsible for major litigation involving the Government.  All cases referred by the police for prosecution must now go before the Crown Prosecution Service, run by the Director of Public Prosecutions, who is answerable to the Attorney General together with Solicitor General (the Ministers who run the Law Officers' Department - part of the Government). 

Where other countries have a single Ministerial office responsible for co-coordinating criminal offences, Britain's legal process is managed through this traditional hierarchy of offices each responsible for their own particular ...