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
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This Bill would change the rules for juries in Wales by requiring that, in certain cases, every member of a jury can understand and speak both Welsh and English. It amends the Juries Act 1974 to ensure all jurors are bilingual in Welsh and English where specified.
The Bill is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons and originated in that House; its first reading occurred on 1 March 2010.
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1 Mar 2010
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.
