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Bill documents — Children and Young Persons [HL] Act 2007-08

Act of Parliament

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

House Act of Parliament Date
Children and Young Persons Act 2008. c.23. HTML version. 14.11.2008
Children and Young Persons Act 2008. c.23. PDF version. (PDF, 225KB) 14.11.2008

Bills

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House Bill Date
Commons Commons Amendments to the Bill - html version 10.10.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee - html version 04.07.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee - pdf version (PDF, 336KB) 04.07.2008
Commons Bill as introduced - html version 27.03.2008
Commons Bill as introduced - pdf version (PDF, 340KB) 27.03.2008
Lords Bill (as amended on Report)- html version 18.03.2008
Lords Bill (as amended on Report)- pdf version (PDF, 220KB) 18.03.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Committee (on re-commitment) - html version 19.02.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Committee (on re-commitment) - pdf version (PDF, 235KB) 19.02.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Grand Committee - pdf version (PDF, 199KB) 18.01.2008
Lords Bill as amended in Grand Committee - html version 18.01.2008
Lords Bill as introduced - html version 15.11.2007
Lords Bill as introduced - pdf version (PDF, 195KB) 15.11.2007

Explanatory Notes

Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.

House Explanatory Notes Date
Lords Explanatory Note to Bill 81 - html version 10.10.2008
Commons Explanatory Note to Bill 96 - html version 27.03.2008
Commons Explanatory Note to Bill 96 - pdf version (PDF, 642KB) 27.03.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to HL Bill 8 07-08 - html version 15.11.2007
Lords Explanatory Notes to HL Bill 8 07-08 - pdf version (PDF, 384KB) 15.11.2007

Amendment papers

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed.

House Amendment Paper Date
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 8 October 2008 08.10.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 3 July 2008 03.07.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 July 2008 01.07.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 June 2008 26.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee amendments as at 24 June 2008 24.06.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 March 2008 14.03.2008
Lords Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee (on Re-Commitment) as at 15 February 2008 18.02.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee (on Re-Commitment) as at 14 February 2008 15.02.2008
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 16 January 2008 17.01.2008
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 14 January 2008 15.01.2008
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amenments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 10 January 2008 11.01.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee 07.01.2008

Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons

Details of the Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings in the House of Commons. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

House Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons Date
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 8 October 2008 09.10.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 3 July 2008 04.07.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 1 July 2008 02.07.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 26 June 2008 27.06.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 June 2008 25.06.2008

Research papers

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House Research Paper Date
Commons Research Paper on the Children and Young Persons Bill: Committee Stage Report (PDF, 126KB) 30.09.2008
Commons Research Paper on the Children and Young Persons Bill (PDF, 323KB) 08.05.2008

Select Committee reports

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

House Select Committee report Date
Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny: Government Replies (HC 755, 2007-08) (PDF, 424KB) 17.06.2008
FIfteenth Report of the Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny (HC 440, 2007-08) (PDF, 1MB) 25.03.2008
Joint Committee on Human Rights: Legislative Scrutiny (HC 440, 2007-08) (PDF, 1MB) 18.03.2008
Commons The First Report from the Children, Schools and Families Committee: Children and Young Persons Bill (Lords), HC 359 (2007-08) (PDF, 738KB) 10.03.2008

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