A Bill to make provision for rules relating to the exclusion of convicted prisoners from participation in Parliamentary and Local Elections.
House of Commons
Sir Christopher ChopeConservative
30 March 2015
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The Convicted Prisoners Voting Bill would set out rules about excluding convicted prisoners from taking part in Parliamentary and Local Elections. It proposes changes to voting eligibility by removing or restricting the rights of prisoners who have been convicted. The bill was introduced in the House of Commons by Sir Christopher Chope and is currently at the second reading stage.
The bill is currently at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It originated in 2014, and there is no information here about further stages.
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7 Jul 2014
5 Dec 2014
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.
