Lords concludes line by line scrutiny of Automated Vehicles Bill

The Automated Vehicles Bill will implement the recommendations of the four-year review carried out by the Law Commissions of England & Wales and Scotland to set the legal framework for the safe deployment of self-driving vehicles across Great Britain.

Line by line examination 

Committee stage is a thorough examination of the individual parts (clauses) of the bill. 

Starting from the front of the bill, members work through the clauses in order, considering changes (amendments) to the wording or proposals for new clauses.

Proposed changes   

Committee stage took place over two days on Wednesday 10 January and Monday 15 January.

Members speaking on the final day of committee stage put forward amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including vehicle testing, safety assessments and how automated vehicles react to emergency service vehicles. 

Get involved

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording - part one and part two.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript - part one and part two.

Explore further information 

Find out more in the House of Lords Library Automated Vehicles Bill briefing.

Next steps

Report stage, a further chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes, is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 6 February.

What's happened so far?

Committee stage day one

The first day of committee stage took place on Wednesday 10 January.

Members considered amendments (PDF) to the bill on subjects including road tests for automated vehicles.

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording - part one and part two.
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript - part one and part two.

Second reading

Second reading, a full debate on the key principles of the bill, took place on Tuesday 28 November.

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