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Private members’ bills as a source of law

A private members’ bill is a public bill sponsored by any member of either House who is not a minister. Giles Bayliss goes through what you need to know about them

This article is relevant to OCR A-level Unit 2 Section A (law making and the law of tort), AQA A-level Paper 2 (parliamentary law making) and WJEC Paper 1 Section A (law making and the nature of law).

Private members’ bills (PMBs) are an oftenoverlooked source of legislation. PMBs are bills introduced by a backbench MP in the House of Commons or by a peer in the House of Lords. There are several types of PMB in the Commons:

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