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Lords division · 6 Jan 2026 · No. 4

Sentencing Bill

Lord Keen of Elie moved amendment 74, in clause 20, page 38, line 7, at end to insert—“(4A) In section 244ZA (release on licence of certain violent or sexual offenders), at end insert—“(9) The “requisite custodial period” in subsection (8) does not apply to any person convicted of—(a) rape,(b) assault by penetration,(c) inciting a child under 13 to engage in sexual activity,(d) paying for the sexual services of a child aged under 13,(e) kidnapping or false imprisonment with the intention of committing a sexual offence,(f) creating or possessing indecent photographs of children,(g) grievous bodily harm,(h) grooming,(i) stalking,(j) causing or allowing the death of a vulnerable child or adult, or(k) death by dangerous driving.””The House divided:

The Not Contents have it

Majority 51

Contents: 134 Not Contents: 185

At a glance The Not Contents won by a margin of 51 votes. The Government's position was Not Content, and it won.

How the parties voted

Contents

Conservative 119
Non-affiliated 6
Crossbench 4
Ulster Unionist Party 2
Democratic Unionist Party 2
Lord Speaker 1

Not Contents

Labour 120
Liberal Democrat 43
Crossbench 14
Non-affiliated 6
Plaid Cymru 2

The party breakdowns are our own analysis of the official voting records (recorded votes only; they do not describe the formal whip). How we work this out.

Peers attend divisions ad hoc, so there is no did-not-vote list. Tellers are counted in the Content and Not Content totals, unlike in the Commons.

Tellers: The Earl of Courtown (Content), Baroness Williams of Trafford (Content), Lord Kennedy of Southwark (Not Content), Baroness Wheeler (Not Content).

Every vote

Contents (132)

Not Contents (183)

Tellers (4)

Source: the official Lords division record.