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Policing and Crime Act 2017

A Bill to make provision for collaboration between the emergency services; to make provision about the handling of police complaints and other matters relating to police conduct and to make further provision about the Independent Police Complaints Commission; to make provision for super-complaints about policing; to make provision for the investigation of concerns about policing raised by whistle-blowers; to make provision about police discipline; to make provision about police inspection; to make provision about the powers of police civilian staff and police volunteers; to remove the powers of the police to appoint traffic wardens; to enable provision to be made to alter police ranks; to make provision about the Police Federation; to make provision in connection with the replacement of the Association of Chief Police Officers with the National Police Chiefs’ Council; to make provision about the system for bail after arrest but before charge; to make provision to enable greater use of modern technology at police stations; to make other amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; to amend the powers of the police under the Mental Health Act 1983; to extend the powers of the police in relation to maritime enforcement; to make provision about deputy police and crime commissioners; to make provision to enable changes to the names of police areas; to make provision about the regulation of firearms; to make provision about the licensing of alcohol; to make provision about the implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions; to amend the Police Act 1996 to make further provision about police collaboration; to make provision about the powers of the National Crime Agency; to make provision for requiring arrested persons to provide details of nationality; to make provision for requiring defendants in criminal proceedings to provide details of nationality and other information; to make provision to combat the sexual exploitation of children; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Policing and Crime Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 10 February 2016 by Amber Rudd (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Policing and Crime Act 2017, receiving Royal Assent on 31 January 2017.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 10 Feb 2016
  2. 2nd reading Commons 7 Mar 2016
  3. Programme motion Commons 7 Mar 2016
  4. Money resolution Commons 7 Mar 2016
  5. Carry-over motion Commons 7 Mar 2016
  6. Committee stage Commons 15 Mar to 12 Apr 2016
  7. Programme motion Commons 26 Apr 2016
  8. Report stage Commons 26 Apr 2016
  9. 1st reading Commons 19 May 2016
  10. 2nd reading Commons 19 May 2016
  11. Report stage Commons 13 Jun 2016
  12. Legislative Grand Committee Commons 13 Jun 2016
  13. 3rd reading Commons 13 Jun 2016
  14. 1st reading Lords 14 Jun 2016
  15. 2nd reading Lords 18 Jul 2016
  16. Committee stage Lords 14 Sep to 16 Nov 2016
  17. Report stage Lords 30 Nov to 12 Dec 2016
  18. 3rd reading Lords 19 Dec 2016
  19. Programme motion Commons 10 Jan 2017
  20. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 10 Jan 2017
  21. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 18 Jan 2017
  22. Royal Assent Unassigned 31 Jan 2017

Votes on this bill

Recorded Commons divisions on this bill, in the order they happened. Each links to who voted which way.

26 Apr 2016 Report Stage: Amdt 20 209 to 303 Rejected
26 Apr 2016 Report Stage: Amdt 6 200 to 307 Rejected
26 Apr 2016 Report Stage: Amdt 13 182 to 306 Rejected
26 Apr 2016 Report Stage: Amdt 10 182 to 305 Rejected
13 Jun 2016 Report Stage: New Clause 63 155 to 264 Rejected
13 Jun 2016 Report Stage: New Clause 64 155 to 268 Rejected
13 Jun 2016 Report Stage: New Clause 2 12 to 262 Rejected
13 Jun 2016 Report Stage: New Clause 60 157 to 257 Rejected
10 Jan 2017 Lords Amendment 24 Motion to disagree 299 to 196 Passed
10 Jan 2017 Lords Amendment 96 Motion to disagree 297 to 202 Passed
10 Jan 2017 Lords Amendment 136 Motion to disagree 298 to 198 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 Feb 2017.