A Bill To amend the criminal law; to make provision about criminal justice (including the powers and duties of the police) and about dealing with offenders; to make provision about confiscation and the use of monies in suspended accounts; to make other provision about the prevention and detection of crime and disorder; to make provision about begging, rough sleeping and anti-social behaviour; to make provision about the police; and for connected purposes.
The Criminal Justice Bill is a broad package of changes to criminal law, police powers and how offenders are dealt with. It also includes rules about confiscating money held in suspended accounts and provisions about begging, rough sleeping and anti-social behaviour. It is currently at Report Stage in the Commons, where amendments were debated and defeated, and it will move on to the next stages toward becoming law.
The bill is at Report Stage in the House of Commons. All three amendments considered on 15 May 2024 were defeated, and the bill will move on to the Third Reading in the Commons before progressing to the Lords.
Three amendments were voted on at Report Stage on 15 May 2024. New Clause 91: 17 Aye, 268 No; New Clause 59: 171 Aye, 272 No; New Clause 44: 167 Aye, 275 No. Across parties, Labour and most opposition groups backed the amendments, while Conservative MPs opposed them; all three amendments were defeated.
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The dissolution of Parliament took place on Thursday 30 May 2024. All business in the House of Commons and House of Lords has come to an end and this bill will make no further progress.
