A Bill to establish a presumption against eligibility for parole in cases where a person, convicted of unlawfully killing another person, has not provided relevant knowledge in their possession for the purposes of facilitating the location and recovery of the remains of the victim; to create a separate offence of withholding such information; to make provision about the available sentences for such an offence; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
28 April 2017
The bill would create a rule that someone convicted of unlawfully killing another person will face a presumption against being granted parole if they withhold information that could help locate and recover the victim’s remains. It would also create a new offence of withholding such information and set penalties for that offence. The aim is to speed up locating remains and to support victims’ families by encouraging disclosure.
The bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee scrutiny, followed by further readings before potentially becoming law.
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This Bill was expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 12 May 2017.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
