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

Dates for all stages of the passage of the Bill, including links to the debates.

Stage Date
1st reading: House of Commons 1st reading: House of Commons 21 June, 2011 21.06.2011
2nd reading: House of Commons 2nd reading: House of Commons 29 June, 2011 29.06.2011
Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons 29 June, 2011 29.06.2011
Money resolution: House of Commons Money resolution: House of Commons 29 June, 2011 29.06.2011
Programme motion: House of Commons Programme motion: House of Commons 29 June, 2011 29.06.2011
Committee Debate - 1st sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 1st sitting: House of Commons 12 July, 2011 (1) (2) 12.07.2011
Committee Debate - 2nd sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 2nd sitting: House of Commons 12 July, 2011 (1) (2) 12.07.2011
Committee Debate - 3rd sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 3rd sitting: House of Commons 14 July, 2011 (1) (2) 14.07.2011
Committee Debate - 4th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 4th sitting: House of Commons 14 July, 2011 (1) (2) 14.07.2011
Committee Debate - 5th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 5th sitting: House of Commons 19 July, 2011 (1) (2) 19.07.2011
Committee Debate - 6th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 6th sitting: House of Commons 19 July, 2011 (1) (2) 19.07.2011
Committee Debate - 7th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 7th sitting: House of Commons 6 September, 2011 (1) (2) 06.09.2011
Committee Debate - 8th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 8th sitting: House of Commons 6 September, 2011 (1) (2) 06.09.2011
Committee Debate - 9th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 9th sitting: House of Commons 8 September, 2011 (1) (2) 08.09.2011
Committee Debate - 10th sitting: House of Commons Committee Debate - 10th sitting: House of Commons 8 September, 2011 (1) (2) 08.09.2011
Committee debate - 11th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 11th sitting: House of Commons 13 September, 2011 (1) (2) 13.09.2011
Committee debate - 12th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 12th sitting: House of Commons 13 September, 2011 (1) (2) 13.09.2011
Committee debate - 13th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 13th sitting: House of Commons 15 September, 2011 (1) (2) 15.09.2011
Committee debate - 14th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 14th sitting: House of Commons 15 September, 2011 (1) (2) 15.09.2011
Committee debate - 15th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 15th sitting: House of Commons 11 October, 2011 (1) (2) 11.10.2011
Committee debate - 16th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 16th sitting: House of Commons 11 October, 2011 (1) (2) 11.10.2011
Committee debate - 17th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 17th sitting: House of Commons 13 October, 2011 (1) (2) 13.10.2011
Committee debate - 18th sitting: House of Commons Committee debate - 18th sitting: House of Commons 13 October, 2011 (1) (2) 13.10.2011
Instruction: House of Commons Instruction: House of Commons 31 October, 2011 31.10.2011
Report: 1st sitting: House of Commons Report: 1st sitting: House of Commons 31 October, 2011 31.10.2011
Programme (No. 2) motion: House of Commons Programme (No. 2) motion: House of Commons 31 October, 2011 31.10.2011
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Commons Report: 2nd sitting: House of Commons 1 November, 2011 01.11.2011
Report: 3rd sitting: House of Commons Report: 3rd sitting: House of Commons 2 November, 2011 02.11.2011
3rd reading: House of Commons 3rd reading: House of Commons 2 November, 2011 02.11.2011
1st reading: House of Lords 1st reading: House of Lords 3 November, 2011 03.11.2011
2nd reading: House of Lords 2nd reading: House of Lords 21 November, 2011 21.11.2011
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords 20 December, 2011 20.12.2011
Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords 10 January, 2012 10.01.2012
Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords 16 January, 2012 16.01.2012
Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords 18 January, 2012 18.01.2012
Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords 24 January, 2012 24.01.2012
Committee: 6th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 6th sitting: House of Lords 30 January, 2012 30.01.2012
Committee: 7th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 7th sitting: House of Lords 1 February, 2012 01.02.2012
Committee: 8th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 8th sitting: House of Lords 7 February, 2012 07.02.2012
Committee: 9th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 9th sitting: House of Lords 9 February, 2012 09.02.2012
Committee: 10th sitting: House of Lords Committee: 10th sitting: House of Lords 15 February, 2012 15.02.2012
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords 5 March, 2012 05.03.2012
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords 7 March, 2012 07.03.2012
Report: 3rd sitting: House of Lords Report: 3rd sitting: House of Lords 12 March, 2012 12.03.2012
Report: 4th sitting: House of Lords Report: 4th sitting: House of Lords 14 March, 2012 14.03.2012
Report: 5th sitting: House of Lords Report: 5th sitting: House of Lords 20 March, 2012 20.03.2012
3rd reading: House of Lords 3rd reading: House of Lords 27 March, 2012 27.03.2012
Programme (No.3) motion: House of Commons Programme (No.3) motion: House of Commons 17 April, 2012 17.04.2012
Ping Pong: House of Commons Ping Pong: House of Commons 17 April, 2012 17.04.2012
Ping Pong: House of Lords Ping Pong: House of Lords 23 April, 2012 23.04.2012
Ping Pong: House of Commons Ping Pong: House of Commons 24 April, 2012 24.04.2012
Ping Pong Ping Pong 25.04.2012
Royal Assent Royal Assent 1 May, 2012 01.05.2012

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