A Bill to amend section 7A of the Road Traffic Act 1988 to provide that a specimen of blood may be subjected to a laboratory test without the permission of the person from whom it was taken; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
12 February 2025
The Bill would amend the Road Traffic Act 1988 so a blood sample taken in a road traffic case may be tested in a laboratory without the person’s permission. It also covers related provisions to support these testing powers.
The Bill is at the Second Reading stage in the House of Commons. If it passes, it would move on to Committee Stage for detailed examination, then to Report and Third Reading before moving to the House of Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
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.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.