A Bill to require the Secretary of State to establish national policy guidelines in respect of children with a parent in prison, including for the identification of the children of prisoners at the point of sentence and for accountability for providing support to the children of prisoners; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Kerry McCarthyLabour (Co-op)
12 February 2025
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The Children (Parental Imprisonment) Bill would require the government to set national guidelines for supporting children who have a parent in prison. It would also require identifying these children at the point a parent is sentenced and creating accountability for delivering that support.
The bill is at the 2nd reading stage in the House of Commons. It completed the 1st reading in May 2024 and will move to the committee stage next.
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21 May 2024
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.
