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Victims and Courts Act 2026

Parliamentary timeline for Victims and Courts Act 2026, session 39 session. Bill type: Government Bill. Current stage: Royal Assent.

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2026

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29 Apr 2026 | Royal Assent Ministry of Justice linked

Royal Assent

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati Originated in the Commons.

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23 Apr 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Commons Amendment 15:52:00 Motion A Moved by Baroness Levitt: That this House do not insist on its Amendments 4B and 4C, and do agree with the Commons in their Amendment 4D in lieu. 4D: Clause 12, page 16, line 30, …

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20 Apr 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Consideration of Lords message Madam Deputy Speaker (Judith Cummins): I must draw the attention of the House to the fact that Lords amendments 4B and 4C engage Commons financial privilege. If either of those Lords amendments is agreed to, I …

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15 Apr 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Commons Reasons 16:08:00 Motion A Moved by Baroness Levitt: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 1, to which the Commons have disagreed for their Reason 1A. 1A: Because this Amendment would impose undue pressure on the resources …

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25 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Victims and Courts Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 20 May 2025 (Victims and Courts Bill: Programme): Consideration of …

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25 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani): I can inform the House that Lords amendments 4 and 7 engage the Commons’ financial privilege. If either of those Lords amendments are agreed to, I will cause the customary …

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17 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Third Reading Scottish, Welsh and Northern Ireland legislative consent sought. 16:18:00 Motion Moved by Baroness Levitt: That the Bill be now read a third time. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Baroness Levitt) (Lab): My Lords, I will …

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10 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Report Welsh legislative consent granted. 15:23:00 Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord Lemos) (Lab): We are now on Report on this Bill. It is relatively short but there are some important topics for discussion, so I thought it might be helpful …

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2 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 15:23:00 Moved by Baroness Levitt: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clauses 1 to 3, Schedule 1, Clauses 4 to 7, Schedule 2, Clauses 8 to 18, …

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11 Feb 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Committee (2nd Day) Welsh l egislative c onsent sought . 16:18:00 Schedule 2: Victims’ rights to make representations and receive information etc Amendment 48 Moved by 48: Schedule 2, page 22, line 6, leave out from “in” to end of …

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9 Feb 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Committee (1st Day) Welsh legislative consent sought . 16:06:00 Clause 1: Power to compel attendance at sentencing hearing Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 10, leave out “by the Crown Court” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment …

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9 Feb 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 20:17:00 Amendment 38 Moved by 38: After Clause 7, insert the following new Clause— “Duty to commission support services for caregivers of victims of abuse and exploitation(1) This section applies in respect of victims of offences …

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5 Feb 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Order of Commitment 12:00:00 Moved by Baroness Levitt: That the order of commitment of 16 December 2025 be discharged and the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House; and that the instruction to the Grand Committee of …

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2025

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16 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Second Reading 16:20:00 Moved by Baroness Levitt: That the Bill be now read a second time. Welsh legislative consent sought. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Ministry of Justice (Baroness Levitt) (Lab): My Lords, at the heart of this Bill are …

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16 Dec 2025 | Lords stages Ministry of Justice linked

Lords stages

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati Originated in the Commons.

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27 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee New Clause 13 Victims’ rights to make disclosures relating to criminal conduct “For section 17 of the Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 (disclosures by victims that cannot be precluded by …

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27 Oct 2025 | Third reading Ministry of Justice linked

Third reading

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati

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27 Oct 2025 | Report stage Ministry of Justice linked

Report stage

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati

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17 Jun 2025 | Committee stage Ministry of Justice linked

Committee stage

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati

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20 May 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Victims and Courts Bill

Second Reading 16:17:00 The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Shabana Mahmood): I beg to move, That the Bill be now read a Second time. When the Government took office just 10 months ago, we inherited a justice …

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20 May 2025 | Second reading Ministry of Justice linked

Second reading

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati

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7 May 2025 | Bill introduced Ministry of Justice linked

First reading

A Bill to Make provision about the experience of victims within the criminal justice system; about the functions of the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses; and about procedure and the administrati

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