A Bill to create a power of arrest, without warrant, for the purpose of extraditing people for serious offences.
House of Lords
8 November 2019
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The bill would let police arrest someone without a warrant in order to extradite them for serious offences. The arrest would be provisional and part of the extradition process, subject to the rules in the bill. It originated in the Lords and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Lords.
The bill is at the 2nd reading in the Lords. It has had its first stage in the Lords and two government amendments approved at Report Stage; it would need to pass further readings and move to the Commons.
In the two Report Stage votes on government amendments, the amendments passed with 333 votes in favour to 244 and 241 against, indicating broad government support and opposition from Labour, Liberal Democrats, SNP, Plaid Cymru, SDLP and others.
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24 Oct 2019
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First reading took place on 24 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2017-19 Parliament dissolved at the end of the 2019 Session and this Bill will make no further progress.
