Arbitration Bill passes report stage
31 October 2024
Members of the House of Lords continued their consideration of the Arbitration Bill at report stage on Wednesday 30 October.
The Arbitration Bill aims to amend the Arbitration Act 1996, the principal legislation governing arbitrations, settling disputes outside of court, in England and Wales and in Northern Ireland.
Detailed scrutiny
Report stage is an extra chance for members to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes.
Proposed changes
No amendments to the bill were put forward ahead of report stage. As there were no changes to be considered, the bill progresses directly to third reading.
Explore further information
Find out more about the bill in the House of Lords Library briefing.
Next Steps
Third reading, a chance for members to make sure the eventual law is effective, workable and without loopholes, is scheduled for Wednesday 6 November.
What's happened so far?
Committee stage
Committee stage, a chance to thoroughly examine individual parts (clauses) of the bill, took place on Wednesday 11 September.
Second reading
Second reading, a full debate on the key principles of the bill, took place on Tuesday 30 July.
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