A Bill to give a statutory pardon to Alan Mathison Turing for offences under Section 11 of the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885 of which he was convicted on 31 March 1952.
House of Lords
15 May 2014
This Bill would grant a statutory pardon to Alan Mathison Turing for his 1952 conviction under the Criminal Law Amendment Act 1885. It aims to recognise the historical injustice and provide a formal pardon in statute, even though he lives no longer. The measure is a Lords-originating Private Bill that has moved to the Commons, where it is currently at the 2nd Reading stage.
Originating in the Lords, the Bill has been sent to the Commons and is at the 2nd Reading stage there; it would need to pass through further stages in both Houses before becoming law.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill has been withdrawn and will not progress any further.
The Bill completed its House of Lords stages on 30 October 2013 and was presented to the House of Commons on the same day.
The second reading was expected on 28 February 2014 but the Bill was withdrawn.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
