The Development Process of Government Policies

Introduction

The development process of government policies is where everything begins. This is the start of ideas on how to manage situations and also to change them. Ideas can come from such as:

* the public * the media * the public services * politicians * experts

Here I am going to show you a diagram on the Different types of development process of the Government.
Judicial committee

First Reading Second Reading Committee Stage Standing Committee Committee of the whole house Select committee Report stage Third reading

House of Lords Royal Assent

First Reading

The major debate on the general principles of the bill.
After all the preparatory work the Bill that is presented to Parliament for its first reading is not a ‘rough draft’. It is a refined version, the one that the government wants to have passed by Parliament. This is the reason why in many cases relatively few policy changes are made as a result of the discussions in Parliament.
Government Bills can be introduced in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords. Most controversial Bills, and all those concerned with finance, start their life in the Commons. This account of the legislative procedure assumes a Bill has been introduced in the Commons.
The process of introducing a Bill to Parliament is known as its first reading. It is in fact a purely formal introduction, without discussion, after which the Bill is printed. The Bill is then ready to proceed to its second reading.

Second Reading

the major debate on the general principles of the bill