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Sentencing Act 2026

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

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2026

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22 Jan 2026 | Royal Assent Ministry of Justice linked

Royal Assent

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig Originated in the Commons.

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21 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Commons Reason 16:00:00 Motion A Moved by Lord Timpson: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 7 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 7A and 7B in lieu. 7A: Page 37, line 5, at end …

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20 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill (Programme) (No. 2)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Sentencing Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 16 September 2025 (Sentencing Bill: Programme): Consideration of Lords Amendments (1) Proceedings …

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20 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes): I inform the House that nothing in the Lords amendments engages Commons financial privilege. After Clause 19 Court transcripts of sentencing remarks 15:19:00 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Justice (Jake …

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12 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Third Reading Scottish legislative consent granted. Relevant document: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. 17:21:00 Motion Moved by Lord Timpson: That the Bill do now pass. The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Timpson) (Lab): Before I begin, …

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6 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Report Scottish legislative consent granted. Relevant document: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. 15:40:00 Clause 1: Presumption of suspended sentence order for sentences of 12 months or less Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Clause 1, page 1, line 14, …

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6 Jan 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Report (Continued) 20:37:00 Amendment 75 not moved. Amendment 76 Moved by 76: After Clause 23, insert the following new Clause— “Provision for the Parole Board to direct release on licence of an IPP prisoner at a specified future date(1) Section …

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2025

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18 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 12:19:00 Moved by Lord Lemos: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clause 1, Schedule 1, Clauses 2 to 9, Schedule 2, Clause 10, Schedule 3, Clauses 11 …

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3 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Committee (3rd Day) Scottish legislative consent sought. Relevant documents: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee, 3rd Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights, 15th Report from the Constitution Committee . 15:52:00 Amendment 88 Moved by 88: After Clause …

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3 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) 20:32:00 Clause 30: Further release after recall: supplementary Amendment 120 Moved by 120: Clause 30, page 57, line 17, at end insert— “(4A) In section 244(1A) (duty to release prisoners not subject to special provision for …

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1 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Committee (2nd Day) Scottish l egislative c onsent sought. Relevant documents: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee , 3rd Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights , 15th Report from the Constitution Committee 15:20:00 Amendment 51 Moved by …

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1 Dec 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) 20:27:00 Amendment 77 Moved by 77: After Clause 17, insert the following Clause— “Unpaid work requirements: community work(1) The Sentencing Code is amended as follows.(2) In paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Schedule 9 (restriction on …

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26 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Committee (1st Day) Scottish l egislative c onsent sought. Relevant documents: 37th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee , 3rd Report from the Joint Committee on Human Rights , 15th Report from the Constitution Committee. 16:06:00 Clause 1: Presumption of …

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26 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Committee (1st Day) (Continued) 19:41:00 Clause 4: Purposes of sentencing Amendment 45 Moved by 45: Clause 4, page 14, line 10, after “crime” insert “, with a view to protecting them” Member's explanatory statement This amendment is intended to clarify …

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12 Nov 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Second Reading 16:30:00 Moved by Lord Timpson: That the Bill be now read a second time. The Minister of State, Ministry of Justice (Lord Timpson) (Lab): My Lords, it is my pleasure to bring this Bill for its Second Reading. …

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12 Nov 2025 | Lords stages Ministry of Justice linked

Lords stages

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig Originated in the Commons.

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29 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Committee New Clause 1 Parents of young offenders “(1) The Secretary of State must undertake an assessment of the effectiveness and use by the courts of the following powers in the Sentencing Code— …

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29 Oct 2025 | Third reading Ministry of Justice linked

Third reading

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig

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29 Oct 2025 | Report stage Ministry of Justice linked

Report stage

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig

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21 Oct 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Bill to be considered in Committee [Relevant document: Correspondence from the Joint Committee on Human Rights to the Lord Chancellor, on the Sentencing Bill, reported to the House on 15 October.] [Caroline Nokes in the Chair ] The Second Deputy …

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21 Oct 2025 | Committee stage Ministry of Justice linked

Committee of the whole House

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig

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16 Sep 2025 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Second Reading Madam Deputy Speaker (Caroline Nokes): The reasoned amendment in the name of Robert Jenrick has been selected. 16:06:00 The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr David Lammy): I beg to move, That the Bill be …

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16 Sep 2025 | Second reading Ministry of Justice linked

Second reading

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig

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2 Sep 2025 | Bill introduced Ministry of Justice linked

First reading

A Bill to make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreig

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2023

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6 Dec 2023 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Sentencing Bill

Second R eading [ Relevant d ocuments: Tenth Report of the Justice Committee of Session 2022-23, Public opinion and understanding of sentencing, HC 305 ; Correspondence from the Chair of the Justice Committee to the Lord Chancellor, on the Criminal …

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