A Bill to make provision about sentencing for theft in relation to the theft of tools of trade; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
Amanda MartinLabour (Co-op)
31 October 2025
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The Theft of Tools of Trade (Sentencing) Bill would create a specific framework for how theft of tools used for a person’s job should be sentenced. It targets tools of trade—those items workers rely on to do their work—and seeks to ensure the punishment reflects the offence and its impact on livelihoods.
The bill has completed its 1st Reading and is now at the 2nd Reading stage in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move to committee stage and subsequent readings.
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29 May 2026
The next stage for this Bill, Second reading, is scheduled to take place on Friday 29 May 2026, although the House of Commons is not expected to be sitting on that date.
This is a Private Members' Bill and was introduced to Parliament on Wednesday 11 December 2024 under the Ten Minute Rule.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
