A Bill to require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on complications from abortions in England; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
9 June 2025
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This Bill would require the Secretary of State to publish an annual report on complications from abortions in England, detailing rates and breakdowns by age, abortion method, gestation and complication type (including retained products of conception) using data from national systems. The first report must be published within 12 months of the Act’s passage, and the Measure extends to England and Wales, with the reporting focus on England.
The Bill has completed its 1st and 2nd readings in the Lords and is now at Report Stage. It has faced opposition to Clause 1 in Committee, with amendments noted in the Lords’ Amendment Paper. A Select Committee report confirmed no new delegated powers, and the next step is further debate on Clause 1 and any amendments at Report Stage.
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6 Jun 2025
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Line by line examination of the bill took place during committee stage on 6 June.
What happens next?
Report stage – a further chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes – is yet to be scheduled.
This Lords publication is the running list of all amendments tabled for the Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill [HL] in Committee of the Whole House, covering amendments up to 9 January 2025. It notes that Baroness Thornton has given notice of her intention to oppose Clause 1. Amendments are marked with a star to indicate new or altered text.
The Committee’s Second Report scrutinises a range of Bills for the powers they hand to ministers and the level of parliamentary scrutiny they would undergo. It warns that the Product Regulation and Metrology Bill relies on skeleton provisions giving broad regulatory powers and calls for removal or full justification of those powers; it also asks for clarification and potentially affirmative procedure for the Passenger Railway Services (Public Ownership) Bill’s repealing power. It notes that the Complications from Abortions (Annual Report) Bill contains no new delegated powers.
Requires the Secretary of State to publish and lay before Parliament an annual report on complications from abortion in England under the Abortion Act 1967, to inform policy and safe practice. The report must include complication rates overall and by age, by abortion method and gestation, by complication type (including retained products of conception), and any other information the Secretary of State wishes to include, drawing on the Abortion Notification System and Hospital Episode Statistics. The first report must be published within 12 months of the Act’s passage; the Act extends to England and Wales and comes into force on the day it is passed.
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