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Bill documents — Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Act 2010-12

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
Lords HL Bill 141 2010-12 (Commons Disagreements, Reasons and Amendment in Lieu) | PDF version, 75KB 25.04.2012
Commons Bill 332 2010-12 (Lords Insistence, Reason, and Amendments in Lieu) | PDF version, 91KB 24.04.2012
Lords HL Bill 140 2010-12 (Commons Disagreements, Reasons, Amendments in Lieu and Amendments to Amendments in Lieu of an Amendment) | PDF version, 88KB 19.04.2012
Commons Bill 327 - 2010-12 - Lords Amendments | PDF version, 373KB 29.03.2012
Lords HL Bill 135 2010-12 (as Amended on Report) | PDF version, 1MB 21.03.2012
Lords HL Bill 129 2010-2012 (as Amended in Committee) | PDF version, 1MB 16.02.2012
Lords HL Bill 109 2010-2012 as brought from the Commons | PDF version, 949KB 04.11.2011
Commons Bill 235 2010-2012 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) | PDF version, 823KB 14.10.2011
Commons Bill 205 2010-2012 (as introduced) | PDF version, 773KB 21.06.2011

Explanatory Notes

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

House Explanatory Notes Date
Commons Bill 327 EN - 2010-12 - Lords Amendments Explanatory Notes | PDF version, 286KB 29.03.2012
Lords HL Bill 109 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill) | PDF version, 561KB 07.11.2011
Commons Bill 205 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill) | PDF version, 728KB 21.06.2011

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
Lords Marshalled List of Motions and Amendments to be Moved on Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendment as at 24 April 2012 25.04.2012
Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 24 April 2012 | PDF version, 63KB 24.04.2012
Lords Marshalled List of Motions and Amendments to be Moved on Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments as at 20 April 2012 23.04.2012
Lords Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments as at 19 April 2012 20.04.2012
Lords Motions to be Moved on Consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments as at 18 April 2012 19.04.2012
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 April 2012 17.04.2012
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 13 April 2012 16.04.2012
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 26 March 2012 27.03.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 23 March 2012 26.03.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 22 March 2012 23.03.2012
Lords Amendment to be moved on Third Reading as at 21 March 2012 22.03.2012
Lords Revised Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 19 March 2012 20.03.2012
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 16 March 2012 19.03.2012
Lords Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 16 March 2012 16.03.2012
Lords Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 14 March 2012 15.03.2012
Lords Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 13 March 2012 14.03.2012
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 March 2012 13.03.2012
Lords Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 9 March 2012 12.03.2012
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 8 March 2012 09.03.2012
Lords Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 7 March 2012 08.03.2012
Lords Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 March 2012 07.03.2012
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 5 March 2012 06.03.2012
Lords Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 2 March 2012 05.03.2012
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 1 March 2012 02.03.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 29 February 2012 01.03.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 28 February 2012 29.02.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 27 February 2012 28.02.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 17 February 2012 20.02.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved on Report as at 16 February 2012 17.02.2012
Lords Tenth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13 February 2012 14.02.2012
Lords Amendment to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List) as at 10 February 2012 13.02.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List) as at 8 February 2012 09.02.2012
Lords Ninth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 7 February 2012 08.02.2012
Lords Revised Eighth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 6 February 2012 07.02.2012
Lords Eighth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 3 February 2012 06.02.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List) as at 2 February 2012 03.02.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List) as at 1 February 2012 02.02.2012
Lords Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 30 January 2012 31.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List) as at 27 January 2012 30.01.2012
Lords Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 26 January 2012 27.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List) as at 25 January 2012 26.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Fifth Marshalled List) as at 23 January 2012 24.01.2012
Lords Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 20 January 2012 23.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List) as at 19 January 2012 20.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List) as at 17 January 2012 18.01.2012
Lords Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 16 January 2012 17.01.2012
Lords Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 12 January 2012 13.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 11 January 2012 12.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List) as at 9 January 2012 10.01.2012
Lords Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 6 January 2012 09.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the First Marshalled List) as at 5 January 2012 06.01.2012
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the First Marshalled List) as at 21 December 2011 22.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the First Marshalled List) as at 20 December 2011 21.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee (Supplementary to the First Marshalled List) as at 19 December 2011 20.12.2011
Lords Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 16 December 2011 19.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 15 December 2011 16.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 14 December 2011 15.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 12 December 2011 13.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 9 December 2011 12.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 8 December 2011 09.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 5 December 2011 06.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 1 December 2011 02.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 30 November 2011 01.12.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 29 November 2011 30.11.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 24 November 2011 25.11.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 23 November 2011 24.11.2011
Lords Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 22 November 2011 23.11.2011
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 2 November 2011 02.11.2011
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 1 November 2011 01.11.2011
Commons Consideration of Bill as at 31 October 2011 31.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 27 October 2011 28.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 26 October 2011 27.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 25 October 2011 26.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 24 October 2011 25.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 21 October 2011 24.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 20 October 2011 21.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 19 October 2011 20.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 18 October 2011 19.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 17 October 2011 18.10.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 October 2011 13.10.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 October 2011 11.10.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 6 October 2011 07.10.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 September 2011 15.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 September 2011 13.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 9 September 2011 09.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 8 September 2011 08.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 6 September 2011 07.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 September 2011 06.09.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 1 September 2011 02.09.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 11 August 2011 12.08.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 19 July 2011 19.07.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 14 July 2011 15.07.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 July 2011 14.07.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 July 2011 12.07.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given up to and including 8 July 2011 11.07.2011
Commons Notices of Amendments given on 7 July 2011 08.07.2011

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 Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 24 April 2012 | PDF version, 76KB 25.04.2012
Commons Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 17 April 2012 | PDF version, 174KB 18.04.2012
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 2 November 2011 | PDF version, 261KB 03.11.2011
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 1 November 2011 | PDF version, 225KB 02.11.2011
Commons Report Stage Proceedings as at 31 October 2011 | PDF version 01.11.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 October 2011 | PDF version, 165KB 14.10.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 October 2011 | PDF version, 150KB 12.10.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 September 2011 | PDF version, 141KB 16.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 September 2011 | PDF version, 126KB 14.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 8 September 2011 | PDF version, 119KB 09.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 6 September 2011 | PDF version, 124KB 07.09.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 19 July 2011 | PDF version, 81KB 20.07.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 July 2011 | PDF version, 100KB 15.07.2011
Commons Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 July 2011 | PDF version, 114KB 13.07.2011

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
Lords Library Note 2011/035 15.11.2011
Commons Committee Stage Report 20.10.2011
Commons Briefing Paper on Second Reading 27.06.2011

Select Committee reports

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

House Select Committee report Date
Commons Justice Committee: Government’s proposed reform of legal aid, (HC 681, 2010-11) | PDF version, 486KB 19.10.2011
Commons Government Response to Justice Committee’s Third Report of Session 2010/11: The Government’s proposed reform of legal aid, (HC 618, 2010-11) Cm 8111 (PDF, 306KB) 19.10.2011

Selection of amendments: Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

House Selection of amendments: Commons Date
Commons Consideration of Lords Message (PDF, 99KB) 24.04.2012
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 96KB) 17.04.2012
Commons Consideration on Report: Third Day (PDF, 53KB) 02.11.2011
Commons Consideration on Report: Second Day (PDF, 72KB) 01.11.2011
Commons Consideration on Report (PDF, 73KB) 31.10.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 7 (PDF, 91KB) 13.10.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 6 (PDF, 95KB) 11.10.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 95KB) 14.09.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (revised) (PDF, 95KB) 13.09.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 95KB) 12.09.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 94KB) 08.09.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 118KB) 05.09.2011
Commons Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 97KB) 19.07.2011

Press Notices

Archive of Press Notices related to the Bill.

House Press Notices Date
Commons Parliamentary news: Second reading of the Legal Aid, Sentencing and Punishment of Offenders Bill, have your say 30.06.2011

Compare versions of Bills: Commons

The latest illustrative versions of the Bill, showing changes made in a Public Bill Committee in the House of Commons

House Compare versions of Bills: Commons Date
Commons A version of the bill, showing changes made in committee (PDF, 881KB) 17.10.2011

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