The bill received Royal Assent on 8 May 2008 and became the the Criminal Justice and Immigration Act 2008. See the bill’s progress through Parliament. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Second Reading – January 2008 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons Second Reading – October 2007
Torture (Damages) Bill
May 1, 2008
Serious Crime Bill
October 30, 2007
Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Bill
July 26, 2007
The bill received Royal Assent on 26 July 2007 and became the Corporate Manslaughter and Corporate Homicide Act 2007. Joint Briefing – House of Commons consideration of House of Lords, Amendments – May 2007 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Grand Chamber, Amendments – December 2006 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Second Reading – December 2006 […]
Mental Health Bill
July 19, 2007
Control order renewal debate – 2007
March 1, 2007
JUSTICE briefings for the House of Commons and House of Lords debates on the renewal of control order legislation (Draft Prevention of Terrorism Act 2005 (Continuance in Force of Sections 1 to 9) Order 2007). JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords Debate – March 2007 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons Debate – February 2007
Fraud (Trials without a Jury) Bill
JUSTICE opposed this bill in its entirety. The bill never became law. It was blocked in the House of Lords in March 2007. Former JUSTICE vice-chair, the late Lord Kingland said in the debate “… jury trial has been a central component in the conduct of all serious criminal trials for about the past 700 years. Its contribution […]
Violent Crime Reduction Bill
November 8, 2006
The bill received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and became the Violent Crime Reduction Act 2006. JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords, Second Reading – March 2006 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Commons, Committee Stage (suggested amendments) – October 2005 JUSTICE Submission – Joint Committee on Human Rights – September 2005 Links The bill’s passage […]
Police and Justice Bill
The bill received Royal Assent on 8 November 2006 and became the Police and Justice Act 2006 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords, Report Stage (inspectorate reform, children in custody) – October 2006 Joint Briefing – House of Lords, Committee Stage (amendments) – July 2006 JUSTICE Briefing – House of Lords, Second Reading – June 2006 Links […]