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Prisons and Courts Bill

A Bill to make provision about prisons; make provision about practice and procedure in courts and tribunals, organisation of courts and tribunals, functions of the judiciary and of courts and tribunals and their staff, appointment and deployment of the judiciary, and functions of the Judicial Appointments Commission; and make provision about whiplash claims.

In progress Current stage: Committee stage (Commons)

The story so farThe Prisons and Courts Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 23 February 2017 by Elizabeth Truss (Conservative). It is now at committee stage in the House of Commons. At committee stage the bill is examined line by line and amendments can be made, before it returns for report stage.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 23 Feb 2017
  2. 2nd reading Commons 20 Mar 2017
  3. Programme motion Commons 20 Mar 2017
  4. Money resolution Commons 20 Mar 2017
  5. Carry-over motion Commons 20 Mar 2017
  6. Committee stage Commons 28 Mar to 20 Apr 2017

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 20 Apr 2017.