MPs consider Lords amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
13 January 2015
MPs debated amendments made by the House of Lords to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill, on Tuesday 13 January 2015.
The Commons insisted on its disagreement with Lords Amendments Nos. 74, 103, 104, 105 and 106 and proposed amendments in lieu. The Commons also disagreed with Lords Amendment No. 102B and proposed amendments in lieu.
The Commons also agreed on a motion to extend the carry-over period on the Bill until 30 March 2015.
- Watch Parliament TV: Consideration of Lords amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
- Read Commons Hansard: Consideration of Lords amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
- Read the Lords amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
The Bill now returns to the House of Lords for further consideration.
Related information
Summary of the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
The Bill seeks to make provision about how offenders are dealt with before and after conviction; to amend the offence of possession of extreme pornographic images; to make provision about the proceedings and powers of courts and tribunals; to make provision about judicial review; and for connected purposes.
Progress of the Bill
This Government Bill was introduced in the Commons on 5 February 2014. It had its second reading on 24 February 2014. A carry-over motion was agreed on 24 February 2014 which allowed consideration of the Bill to be resumed in the 2014-15 session.
Committee stage took place over thirteen sittings from 11 March 2014 to 1 April 2014. MPs debated the remaining stages in the Commons on 17 June 2014.
The Bill had its first reading in the House of Lords on 18 June 2014 and completed its third reading in the Lords on 10 November 2014.
The Commons considered Lords amendments on 1 December 2015. The Bill then returned to the Lords on 9 December 2015 where further amendments were made.
- Catch up on news: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill returns to the Lords
- Catch up on news: MPs consider Lords amendments to the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: 1 December 2015
Keep up to date with all the proceedings and documentation, including amendment papers, on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill and find out how a Bill becomes an Act of Parliament.
- Bills before Parliament: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill 2013-14 to 2014-15
- About Parliament: Passage of a Bill
House of Commons Library analysis
The House of Commons Library produces briefing papers to inform MPs of key issues. The papers contain factual information and a range of opinions on each subject, and aim to be politically impartial. The Library has produced the following papers:
- Library Briefing Paper: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill – Lords Amendments
- Library Briefing Paper: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill - Commons stages
- Library Briefing Paper: Criminal Justice and Courts Bill - Second reading
Lords Amendments
When a Bill has passed through third reading in both Houses it is returned to the first House (where it started) for the second House's amendments (proposals for change) to be considered.
Both Houses must agree on the exact wording of the Bill. There is no set time period between the third reading of a Bill and consideration of any Commons or Lords amendments.
What happens after consideration of amendments?
Once the Commons and Lords agree on the final version of the Bill, it can receive Royal Assent and become an Act of Parliament (the proposals of the Bill now become law).
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