A Bill to make provision for rules relating to the exclusion of convicted prisoners from participation in Parliamentary and Local Elections.
This Convicted Prisoners Voting Bill is a proposed law that sets out the rules for excluding convicted prisoners from voting in Parliamentary and Local Elections. It aims to define who is excluded, when the exclusion applies, and how the rules are enforced by electoral authorities. In essence, it codifies the current practice of not allowing prisoners serving a sentence to vote.
The bill has reached the second reading in the House of Commons, meaning it is being debated in principle. If it moves forward, it will go on to committee stage for detailed examination.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
This Bill began its second reading debate on 5 December 2014 but the debate was then adjourned.
The 2014-15 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
