Courts and Tribunals Bill — Selection of amendments: Commons: Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
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Courts and Tribunals Bill
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for
debate in Committee
Thursday 23 April 2026
Chairs: Dawn Butler, Christine Jardine, Sir John Hayes and Rupa Huq
Clerks: Harriet Deane, Francis Morse and Dominic Stockbridge
About this paper
This paper shows —
● which amendments the Chair has selected for debate and how those amendments
have been grouped for debate;
● which amendments have been withdrawn or not selected for debate; and
● which amendments were debated during an earlier sitting of the Committee (if
applicable).
Please note that the Chair can change their decision at any time.
Each numbered group in this document is a potential debate. The purpose of grouping is
to reduce repetition of subject matter between debates.
The text of the clauses and schedules can be found in the Bill. The text of the
amendments can be found in the latest amendment paper.
Bills and amendment papers are available in this Bill’s area on Parliament website, at
https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4083/publications. Printed copies are available from Vote
Office outlets on the parliamentary estate.
Decisions on amendments and clauses follow the order in which they come in the Bill.
Amendments are arranged on the amendment paper to reflect that. This may not be the
same order in which they are debated.
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Decisions on new clauses are usually taken after decisions on existing clauses and
schedules, even though they may be grouped for debate at an earlier stage.
Further information about selection and grouping is available to everyone at
https://www.parliament.uk/about/how/committees/general/selection-and-grouping/. People
within Parliament can also read the Public Bill Office’s guidance for Public Bill Committee
members: search for ‘Public Bill Office’ on ParliNet.
Selection and grouping
Appeals from magistrates' courts (Clause 7)
Group 23: Clause 7 stand part + 63 [A Hussain] + 64 [Maskell] + 65 [Maskell]
+ 66 [Maskell] + 54 [Opp] + 55 [Opp] + 56 [Opp] + 57 [Opp]
Schedule 2 stand part + 37 [Opp]
Group 24: 17 [Lib Dem]
Admissibility of evidence (Clauses 8 to 11)
Group 25: 67 [G Morris] + Clause 8 stand part
Group 26: 68 [G Morris] + 69 [G Morris] + Clause 9 stand part
Group 27: Clause 10 stand part
Group 28: Clause 11 stand part
Special measures directions (Clauses 12 to 16)
Group 29: Clause 12 stand part
Group 30: 70 [G Morris]
Group 31: Clause 13 stand part
Group 32: Clause 14 stand part
Group 33: Clause 15 stand part + NC28 [Berry]
Group 34: Clause 16 stand part
Decisions of courts under Children Act 1989 (Clause 17)
Group 35: 14 [Lib Dem] + Clause 17 stand part + NC16 [Lib Dem] + NC20
[Lib Dem] + NC31 [Hume]
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Tribunals (Clause 18)
Group 36: Clause 18 stand part + Gov 72 to Gov 96 + Schedule 3 stand part
Lay justices' allowances (Clause 19)
Group 37: Clause 19 stand part
The Crown Court in the City of London (Clause 20)
Group 38: Clause 20 stand part
New clauses
Group 39: NC1 [K Johnson]
Group 40: NC2 [Nichols] + NC6 [Lib Dem] + NC23 [Lib Dem] + NC25 [Opp]
Group 41: NC3 [Lib Dem] + NC4 [Lib Dem] + NC5 [Lib Dem] + NC13 [Lib
Dem] + NC17 [Lib Dem] + NC22 [Lib Dem] + NC32 [K
Johnson] + NC33 [K Johnson] + 15 [Lib Dem] + 59 [Opp] +
35 [Opp] + 36 [Opp]
Group 42: NC7 [Lib Dem]
Group 43: NC8 [Lib Dem] + NC9 [Lib Dem] + NC10 [Lib Dem] + NC30 [Lib
Dem]
Group 44: NC11 [Lib Dem] + NC27 [A Hussain] + 16 [Lib Dem] + 60 [A
Hussain]
Group 45: NC12 [Lib Dem]
Group 46: NC18 [Lib Dem] + NC24 [Opp]
Group 47: NC21 [Eccles]
Group 48: NC26 [Opp]
Final provisions (Clauses 21 to 27)
Group 49: Clause 21 stand part + Clause 22 stand part + Clause 23 stand
part + Clause 24 stand part + Clause 25 stand part + Clause
26 stand part + Clause 27 stand part
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Amendments withdrawn or not selected
Withdrawn: 27, NC14
Not selected: 1 to 9, 20, NC15, NC19, NC34
Notes
Proceedings must finish by 5.00 pm on Tuesday 28 April.
Amendments/new clauses tabled by a Member not on the Committee are listed in this
paper, but will only be called if a Member of the Committee indicates that they wish to
move them.
Clause/schedule stand part debates will take place unless the Chair believes that the
principle of the clause/schedule and any matters arising have been adequately discussed
in the course of debate on amendments to the clause/schedule (Standing Order No. 68).
Groupings for later parts of the Bill (and/or for new clauses and new schedules) will be
published in advance of consideration at later sittings of this Bill Committee.