Bill · started in the Lords
London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2013
To confer further powers upon local authorities in London and upon Transport for London; and for related purposes.
Now an Act of Parliament
The story so farThe London Local Authorities and Transport for London Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 27 November 2007. It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the London Local Authorities and Transport for London Act 2013, receiving Royal Assent on 18 December 2013.
What the bill does
The Bill (as originally introduced) empowers London boroughs and Transport for London (TfL) to:<br><br><ul><li>recover the cost of repairing any damage caused to footpaths or roads by building work being carried out on an adjacent site</li><li>take more effective enforcement action on builders’ skips that are not properly lit and covered when placed on paths or roads</li><li>require any objects placed on pavements or roads to be removed and disposed of to ensure the good management of the highway</li><li>recover from the organisers of large scale public events, like football matches or concerts, the cost of any additional traffic management and street cleaning needed as a result of those events</li><li>enforce road traffic regulations effectively against owners of pedicabs or cycle rickshaws</li><li>establish stiffer penalties for cyclists who put pedestrians at risk by riding on footpaths</li><li>issue penalties to motorists encroaching into the special advanced stopping boxes set aside for cyclists at busy junctions</li></ul>
Progress through Parliament
- Petition to introduce a Private Bill presented to Parliament Unassigned 27 Nov 2007
- 1st reading Lords 22 Jan 2008
- 2nd reading Lords 20 Feb 2008
- Carry-over motion Lords 17 Nov 2008
- Carry-over motion Commons 19 Nov 2008
- Committee stage Lords 9 Mar to 2 Apr 2009
- Carry-over motion Lords 29 Oct 2009
- Carry-over motion Commons 3 Nov 2009
- Bill reintroduced Lords 19 Nov 2009
- Motion to revive Bill Lords 15 Jun 2010
- Motion to revive Bill Commons 22 Jun 2010
- Bill reintroduced Lords 28 Jun 2010
- 3rd reading Lords 28 Mar 2011
- 1st reading Commons 28 Mar 2011
- 2nd reading Commons 6 Mar 2012
- Motion to revive Bill Commons 11 Jul 2012
- Motion to revive Bill Lords 23 Jul 2012
- Bill reintroduced Commons 3 Sep 2012
- Committee stage Commons 6 Nov 2012
- Carry-over motion Commons 23 Apr 2013
- Carry-over motion Commons 23 Apr 2013
- Carry-over motion Lords 25 Apr 2013
- Bill reintroduced Lords 13 May 2013
- Bill reintroduced Commons 14 May 2013
- Report stage Commons 10 Jul 2013
- Report stage Commons 11 Sep 2013
- 3rd reading Commons 26 Nov 2013
- Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 3 Dec 2013
- Royal Assent Unassigned 18 Dec 2013
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 19 Dec 2013.