Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Amendment) Bill

Originating House

House of Commons

Parliament last updated

13 April 2010

In Plain English

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This bill aims to amend the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985. It is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons, where MPs discuss the general idea of the changes before any detailed scrutiny.

Key Points

Proposes amendments to the Prosecution of Offences Act 1985.
Originating in the House of Commons; first reading occurred in 2010.
Currently at the second reading stage in the Commons.
If it progresses, it would move to committee stage for detailed examination.

Progress

The bill is at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; no further progress dates or votes are provided in the available information.

Who is affected?

Defendants/accused personsVictims of crimeThe Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and other prosecutorsPolice and other law enforcement agenciesDefence and prosecution lawyersCourts and the judiciary involved in prosecutions

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Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

1 Mar 2010

2nd readingCommons

Committee stageCommons

Report stageCommons

3rd readingCommons

1st readingLords

2nd readingLords

Committee stageLords

Report stageLords

3rd readingLords

Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Prosecution of Offences Act 1985 (Amendment)

1 Jan 1970

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 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.

Documents (1)

Bill 78 09-10 as introduced

BillCommons

3 Mar 2010

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.