Draft Bills 2012-13

Draft Bills 2012-13

Listed on this page are the Draft Bills published by the Government so far in this parliamentary session (2012-13). Also published are select and joint committee reports, Government responses to select or joint committee reports or consultations, if available.

Draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill

The Home Office published the Draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill on 13 December:

• Draft Anti-Social Behaviour Bill (PDF 1.22MB)
• Home Affairs Committee: Draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny
• Government response to Home Affairs Committee report on the Draft Anti-social Behaviour Bill (PDF 291 KB)

Draft Care and Support Bill

The Department of Health published the Draft Care and Support Bill on 11 July 2012:

• Draft Care and Support Bill (PDF 3.16MB)
• Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill
• Joint Committee on the Draft Care and Support Bill - Report
• Government response to pre-legislative scrutiny on the Draft Care and Support Bill (PDF 926 KB)

Draft Communications Data Bill

The Home Office published the Draft Communications Bill on 14 June 2012:

• Draft Communications Data Bill (PDF 663KB)
• Joint Committee on the Draft Communications Data Bill
• Joint Committee on the Draft Communications Data Bill - Report

Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill on 9 April 2013:

• Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill (PDF 767KB)
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee - Inquiry into Draft Dangerous Dogs (Amendment) Bill

Draft Energy Bill

The Department for Energy and Climate Change published the Draft Energy Bill on 22 May 2012:

• Draft Energy Bill (PDF 1.84MB)
• Energy and Climate Change Committee: Draft Energy Bill: Pre-legislative Scrutiny

Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill

The Government published the Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill (Cm 8166) on 1 September 2011. This draft bill was presented during the 2010-12 session of Parliament and will be considered in the 2012-13 session.

• Home Office: Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill 
• Joint Committee on the Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill
• Joint Committee on the Draft Enhanced Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures Bill - Report
• Government response to Report by the Joint Committee on the Draft Enhanced Terrorism Protection and Investigation Measures Bill

Draft Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill

HM Treasury published the Draft Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill on 12 October 2012:

• Draft Financial Services (Banking Reform) Bill
• Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards
• Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards - First Report
• Parliamentary Commission on Banking Standards - Second Report - Banking reform: towards the right structure 

Draft legislation on family justice

The Department for Education published on 3 September 2012 draft legislation on family justice. The provisions would introduce changes to the operation of the family justice system, as recommended by the Family Justice Review and accepted by the Government in its response published in February 2012.

• Draft legislation on Family Justice (PDF 875MB)
• Justice Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Children and Families Bill
• Government response to Justice Committee pre-legislative scrutiny of the Children and Families Bill 

Draft legislation on reform of provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs

The Department for Education published on 3 September 2012 draft legislation on reform of provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs.

• Draft legislation on reform of provision for children and young people with Special Educational Needs (PDF 932MB)
• Education Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny: Special Education Needs
• Government response to Education Committee pre-legislative scrutiny of Special Educational Needs legislation (PDF)

Draft Local Audit Bill

The Department for Communities and Local Government published the Draft Local Audit Bill on 6 July 2012:

• Draft Local Audit Bill (PDF 1.54MB)
• Draft Local Audit Bill ad hoc Committee
• Draft Local Audit Bill ad hoc Committee - Report

Draft Pensions Bill

The Department for Work and Pensions published the Draft Pensions Bill on 18 January 2013:

• Draft Pensions Bill
• Work and Pensions Committee: 5th Report: The Single-tier State Pension - Part 1 of the Draft Pensions Bill
• Government response to the 5th Report by the Work and Pensions Committee on the Draft Pensions Bill (PDF 451KB)

Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill

The Ministry of Justice published on 22 November a draft Bill consisting of three options for full Parliamentary scrutiny to a Committee of both Houses. These three options are:

• A ban for prisoners sentenced to 4 years or more.
• A ban for prisoners sentenced to more than 6 months.
• A ban for all convicted prisoners – a restatement of the existing ban.

The Joint Committee that will scrutinise the draft Bill may put forward other possible options.

• Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill (PDF 649KB)
• Joint Committee on the Voting Eligibility (Prisoners) Draft Bill

Draft Water Bill

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published a Draft Water Bill on 10 July 2012:

• Draft Water Bill (PDF 3.86MB)
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Water Bill

Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs published the Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill on 16 April 2013:

• Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill (PDF 779KB)
• Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill
• Government response to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee: Pre-legislative scrutiny of the Draft Wild Animals in Circuses Bill (PDF)