Lords considers Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill
27 April 2018
The Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill had its third reading, a chance to 'tidy up' the bill and make changes, in the Lords on Thursday 26 April.
This is a private member's bill. A private member's bill is a type of public bill (that affects the public). Private members' bills must go through the same set of procedures as other public bills.
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- Bills and legislation: Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill
- Lords Library briefing - Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
- What is third reading?
This bill aims to:
- require public bodies to accompany any proposal for a change in public expenditure, administration or policy with a family impact assessment
- require the government to report on the costs and benefits of extending family impact assessments to local authorities and to evaluate progress towards targets for family stability
Following the completion of third reading, the bill will now go to the House of Commons for its consideration.
Lords committee stage: Thursday 29 March
As no changes were suggested to the bill, a motion was agreed to that both committee and report stages be dispensed with and that the bill progress directly to third reading. This procedure is known as ‘order of commitment discharged’.
Second reading
The Family Relationships (Impact Assessment and Targets) Bill had its second reading, the key debate on the draft law's purpose and principles, on 23 February.
Lords news: Private member's bills February 2018