Bill documents — Serious Crime Act 2015
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).
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Serious Crime Act 2015 c.9 | 09.03.2015 |
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.
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HL Bill 96 2014-15, Commons Amendments | PDF version, 117KB | 25.02.2015 |
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Bill 160 2014-15, as amended in Public Bill Committee | PDF version, 548KB | 23.01.2015 |
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Bill 116 2014-15, as brought from the Lords | PDF version, 485KB | 07.11.2014 |
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HL Bill 50 2014-15, as amended on Report | PDF version, 473KB | 29.10.2014 |
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Bill 36 2014-15 (as amended in Committee) (PDF, 372KB) | 16.07.2014 |
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Bill 001 2014-15, as introduced | PDF version, 350KB | 06.06.2014 |
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Tracked changes versions of the Bill, showing amendments made in Committee of the whole House and in Public Bill Committees in the House of Commons
| House | Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons | Date |
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Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 520KB) | 27.01.2015 |
Explanatory Notes
Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.
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HL Bill 96-EN 2014-15 | PDF version, 143KB | 25.02.2015 |
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Bill 116-EN 2014-15, Explanatory Notes to the Bill | PDF version, 346KB | 07.11.2014 |
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Bill 001-EN 2014-15 | PDF version, 345KB | 06.06.2014 |
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.
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.
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Consideration on Report - Selection revised (PDF, 142KB) | 23.02.2015 |
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Cosideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 64KB) | 22.01.2015 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 67KB) | 19.01.2015 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 66KB) | 14.01.2015 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 68KB) | 12.01.2015 |
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.
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Report Stage Proceedings as at 23 February 2015 | PDF version, 242KB | 24.02.2015 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 January 2015 | PDF version, 134KB | 23.01.2015 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 20 January 2015 | PDF version, 200KB | 21.01.2015 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 January 2015 | PDF version, 116KB | 16.01.2015 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 January 2015 | PDF version, 22KB | 14.01.2015 |
Briefing papers
House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.
| House | Briefing papers | Date |
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Briefing Paper on progress of the Bill | 12.02.2015 |
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Briefing Paper on Second Reading | 18.12.2014 |
Press notices
Archive of press notices related to the Bill.
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Have your say on the Serious Crime Bill | 07.01.2015 |
Written evidence
Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.
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Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version (PDF, 473KB) | 23.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: British Medical Association (SC08) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: The City of London Police (SC09) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Mothers’ Union (SC10) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: LGA and Dexter Dias QC (SC11) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Ms Vanessa Bettinson (SC12) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Live Nation (SC13) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: International Fund for Animal Welfare (SC14) | 22.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Henry Jackson Society (SC07) | 21.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Barnardo's (SC05) | 15.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Action for Children (SC06) | 15.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: NSPCC (SC01) | 13.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Paul West, Jessica de Grazia, David Bethom, and Alistair Richardson (SC02) | 13.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: British Transport Police (SC03) | 13.01.2015 |
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Written Evidence: Royal College of Nursing (SC04) | 13.01.2015 |
Impact Assessments
List of related Impact Assessments
Legislative Consent Resolutions
These ‘legislative consent’ resolutions (also known as “Sewel motions”) are the formal way in which the Scottish Parliament, the National Assembly for Wales and Northern Ireland Assembly give their assent to the UK Parliament legislating on devolved matters.
| House | Legislative Consent Resolutions | Date |
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Scottish Parliament 20 February 2015 (PDF, 154KB) | 23.02.2015 |
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Scottish Parliament 20 February 2015 (PDF, 115KB) | 23.02.2015 |
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Scottish Parliament 20 February 2015 (PDF, 303KB) | 23.02.2015 |
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National Assembly for Wales - 10 February 2015 (PDF, 920KB) | 20.02.2015 |
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National Assembly for Wales - 28 January 2015 (PDF, 687KB) | 20.02.2015 |
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Scottish Parliament - 6 January 2015 (PDF, 892KB) | 20.02.2015 |
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National Assembly for Wales - 9 December 2014 (PDF, 928KB) | 20.02.2015 |
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Northern Ireland Assembly - 8 December 2014 (PDF, 276KB) | 20.02.2015 |
Will write letters
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