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Serious Crime Act

A Bill to Amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Terrorism Act 2006; to make provision about involvement in organised crime groups and about serious crime prevention orders; to make provision for the seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents; to create an offence of communicating sexually with a child; to make it an offence to possess an item that contains advice or guidance about committing sexual offences against children; to create an offence in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or family relationships; to make it an offence to possess a knife or offensive weapon inside a prison; to make provision for the prevention or restriction of the use of communication devices by persons detained in custodial institutions; to make provision approving for the purposes of section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 certain draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union relating to serious crime; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Serious Crime Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 5 June 2014 by Lord Taylor of Holbeach (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Serious Crime Act, receiving Royal Assent on 3 March 2015.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Lords 5 Jun 2014
  2. 2nd reading Lords 16 Jun 2014
  3. Committee stage Lords 2 Jul to 15 Jul 2014
  4. Report stage Lords 14 Oct to 28 Oct 2014
  5. 3rd reading Lords 5 Nov 2014
  6. 1st reading Commons 6 Nov 2014
  7. 2nd reading Commons 5 Jan 2015
  8. Programme motion Commons 5 Jan 2015
  9. Money resolution Commons 5 Jan 2015
  10. Committee stage Commons 13 Jan to 22 Jan 2015
  11. Report stage Commons 23 Feb 2015
  12. 3rd reading Commons 23 Feb 2015
  13. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 2 Mar 2015
  14. Royal Assent Unassigned 3 Mar 2015

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 11 Mar 2015.