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Bill documents — Employment 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
Employment Act 2008. c.24. HTML version. 14.11.2008
Employment Act 2008. c.24. PDF version. (PDF, 132KB) 14.11.2008

Bills

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

House Bill Date
Commons Commons Amendments - html version 06.11.2008
Commons Commons Amendments - pdf version (PDF, 56KB) 06.11.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee - html version 17.10.2008
Commons Bill as amended in Public Bill Committee - pdf version (PDF, 151KB) 17.10.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the House of Lords on 3 June 2008 - html version 04.06.2008
Commons Bill as brought from the House of Lords on 3 June 2008 - pdf version (PDF, 152KB) 04.06.2008
Lords Bill as amended on Report - html version 21.05.2008
Lords Bill as amended on Report - pdf version (PDF, 145KB) 21.05.2008
Lords HL Bill as Amended in Grand Committee - pdf version (PDF, 144KB) 04.04.2008
Lords HL Bill as Amended in Grand Committee - html version 04.04.2008
Lords Bill as introduced - html version 07.12.2007
Lords Bill as introduced - pdf version (PDF, 144KB) 07.12.2007

Explanatory Notes

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

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Explanatory Notes to Commons Amendments - pdf version (PDF, 23KB) 06.11.2008
Commons Explanatory Notes to Commons Amendments - html version 06.11.2008
Commons Explanatory Note to Bill - pdf version (PDF, 104KB) 04.06.2008
Commons Explanatory Note to Bill - html version 04.06.2008
Lords Explanatory Notes to HL Bill 13 - html version 07.12.2007
Lords Explanatory Notes to HL Bill 13 - pdf version (PDF, 247KB) 07.12.2007

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 Notice of Amendments as at 4 November 2008 04.11.2008
Commons Notice of Amendments given up to and including 31 October 2008 03.11.2008
Commons Notice of Amendments given on 30 October 2008 31.10.2008
Commons Notice of Amendments given on 29 October 2008 30.10.2008
Commons Notice of Amendments given on 28 October 2008 29.10.2008
Commons Notice of Amendments given on 27 October 2008 28.10.2008
Commons Notice of Amendments given on 23 October 2008 24.10.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendment given on 22 October 2008 23.10.2008
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 16 October 2008 17.10.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 October 2008 16.10.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 October 2008 14.10.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 30 May 2008 02.06.2008
Lords Supplementary to the Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 16 May 2008 19.05.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 15 May 2008 16.05.2008
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 1 April 2008 02.04.2008
Lords Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List) as at 31 March 2008 01.04.2008
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 11 March 2008 12.03.2008
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 21st February 2008 22.02.2008
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 31st January 2008 01.02.2008

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 4 November 2008 05.11.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings 16 October 2008 17.10.2008
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings 14 October 2008 15.10.2008

Research papers

House of Commons Library Research Papers and House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial. They contain factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Research Papers and Library Notes on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

House Research Paper Date
Commons Research Paper on Employment Bill [HL]: Committee Stage Report (PDF, 264KB) 31.10.2008
Commons Research Paper on Employment Bill [HL] (PDF, 336KB) 11.07.2008
Lords Lords Library Note on the Employment Bill (PDF, 110KB) 21.12.2007

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