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Women Leaving Prison (Safe Accommodation) Bill

A Bill to place a duty on the Lord Chancellor to ensure the provision of safe and secure accommodation for all women leaving prison; to require the Lord Chancellor to review support provided to women leaving prison with the objective of preventing such women becoming homeless; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Women Leaving Prison (Safe Accommodation) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 March 2022 by Daisy Cooper (Liberal Democrat). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 8 Mar 2022
  2. 2nd reading Commons 6 May 2022

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 5 May 2022.