A Bill to amend section 10 of the Juries Act 1974 to provide that in certain cases all members of a jury be bilingual in Welsh and English; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
9 April 2010
This Bill would change the Juries Act 1974 so that, in certain cases in Wales, every member of a jury must be bilingual in Welsh and English. It would amend section 10 to require bilingual jurors and to support the use of both languages in jury service and court proceedings. It is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons.
The Bill is at the 2nd Reading in the House of Commons. If it progresses, it would move to the committee stage for detailed scrutiny before further readings.
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This Bill was presented to Parliament on 1 March 2010. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
