Bill documents — Policing and Crime Bill 2015-16 to 2016-17
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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Bill 003 2016-17, as introduced | PDF version, 1MB | 19.05.2016 |
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Bill 158 2015-16 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) | PDF version, 1MB | 13.04.2016 |
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Bill 134 2015-16 (as introduced) | PDF version, 853KB | 10.02.2016 |
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, 790KB) | 14.04.2016 |
Explanatory Notes
Documents prepared by the Government to explain the purpose of the Bill.
| House | Explanatory Notes | Date |
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Bill 003-EN 2016-17 | PDF version, 1MB | 19.05.2016 |
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Bill 134 EN 2015-16 | PDF version, 1MB | 10.02.2016 |
"English votes for English laws"
Under the 'English votes for English laws' procedure, the Speaker certifies Bills, or provisions of Bills, as relating exclusively to England, and/or to England and Wales. The text of certificates issued by the Speaker, and information prepared by the Government on how government amendments affect the territorial application of provisions of the bill, are available here. (Similar information about the bill itself can be found in the Explanatory Notes – see above.).
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Memorandum from the Home Office - 12 April 2016 (PDF, 283KB) | 20.04.2016 |
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Speaker's Certificate - 2 March 2016 (PDF, 56KB) | 03.03.2016 |
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.
| House | Selection of amendments: Commons | Date |
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Consideration on Report : Day 1 (PDF, 143KB) | 25.04.2016 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 180KB) | 11.04.2016 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 184KB) | 24.03.2016 |
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Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 184KB) | 21.03.2016 |
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 |
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Report Stage Proceedings as at 26 April 2016 | PDF version, 173KB | 27.04.2016 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 April 2016 | PDF version, 385KB | 13.04.2016 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 March 2016 | PDF version, 137KB | 25.03.2016 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 March 2016 | PDF version, 217KB | 23.03.2016 |
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Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 March 2016 | PDF version, 106KB | 16.03.2016 |
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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Committee Stage Report | 22.04.2016 |
Press notices
Archive of press notices related to the Bill.
| House | Press notices | Date |
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Policing and Crime Bill: Schedule of Evidence (PDF, 78KB) | 14.03.2016 |
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Have your say on the Policing and Crime Bill | 08.03.2016 |
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.
Impact Assessments
List of related Impact Assessments
| House | Impact Assessments | Date |
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Overarching Impact Assessment (PDF, 685KB) | 18.05.2016 |
Will write letters
Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.
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