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Bill · started in the Commons

Public Order Act 2023

A Bill to make provision for new offences relating to public order; to make provision about stop and search powers; to make provision about the exercise of police functions relating to public order; to make provision about proceedings by the Secretary of State relating to protest-related activities; to make provision about serious disruption prevention orders; and for connected purposes.

Now an Act of Parliament

The story so farThe Public Order Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 11 May 2022 by Priti Patel (Conservative). It completed its passage through Parliament and became law as the Public Order Act 2023, receiving Royal Assent on 2 May 2023.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 11 May 2022
  2. 2nd reading Commons 23 May 2022
  3. Programme motion Commons 23 May 2022
  4. Committee stage Commons 9 Jun to 21 Jun 2022
  5. Report stage Commons 18 Oct 2022
  6. Programme motion Commons 18 Oct 2022
  7. 3rd reading Commons 18 Oct 2022
  8. 1st reading Lords 19 Oct 2022
  9. 2nd reading Lords 1 Nov 2022
  10. Committee stage Lords 16 Nov to 13 Dec 2022
  11. Report stage Lords 30 Jan to 7 Feb 2023
  12. 3rd reading Lords 21 Feb 2023
  13. Programme motion Commons 7 Mar 2023
  14. Consideration of Lords amendments Commons 7 Mar 2023
  15. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 14 Mar 2023
  16. Consideration of Lords message Commons 22 Mar 2023
  17. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 28 Mar 2023
  18. Consideration of Lords message Commons 24 Apr 2023
  19. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons Lords 26 Apr 2023
  20. Royal Assent Unassigned 2 May 2023

Votes on this bill

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

23 May 2022 Reasoned Amendment to Second Reading 200 to 292 Rejected
23 May 2022 Second Reading 292 to 202 Passed
18 Oct 2022 Report Stage: New Clause 4 188 to 313 Rejected
18 Oct 2022 Report Stage: New Clause 5 186 to 311 Rejected
18 Oct 2022 Report Stage: New Clause 11 297 to 110 Passed
18 Oct 2022 Report Stage: Amendment 1 235 to 302 Rejected
18 Oct 2022 Third Reading 283 to 234 Passed
7 Mar 2023 Amendment (a) to Lords Amendment 5 116 to 299 Rejected
7 Mar 2023 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6 281 to 236 Passed
7 Mar 2023 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1 286 to 235 Passed
7 Mar 2023 Amendment (a) in lieu of Lords Amendment 1 285 to 231 Passed
7 Mar 2023 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 20 280 to 232 Passed
22 Mar 2023 Motion to disagree with the Lords in Amendments 6B to 6F 297 to 229 Passed
24 Apr 2023 Motion to disagree with Lords Amendments 6H & 6J 270 to 200 Passed

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 3 May 2023.