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Victims and Courts Bill (Act 2026)

OverviewTimeline32Debates18Amendments193

  1. 1st readingCommons

    1 sitting
    Bill introduced in the Commons by
    New bill textAs introduced
    • Formal sittingnot recorded in Hansard

  4. 2nd readingCommons

    • Programme motion
    • Money resolution
    1 sitting · 1 debate · 77 speeches · 38 speakers
    Shabana MahmoodMs Nusrat GhaniSir John HayesKatie LamAlex Davies-JonesCaroline NokesEmily DarlingtonJas AthwalJim ShannonAndy SlaughterDr Kieran MullanJess AsatoJosh BabarindeMrs Elsie Blundell+24

  6. Committee stageCommons

    5 sittings · 5 debates · 243 speeches · 15 speakers · 41 amendments
    Dr Kieran MullanAlex Davies-JonesMike WoodCaroline VoadenAlex BrewerJack RankinBradley ThomasTristan OsborneAdam ThompsonMr Jonathan BrashMrs Elsie BlundellAlex McIntyreSally JamesonAnneliese MidgleyRuth Jones
    41 amendments tabled1 Not moved5 Not selected7 Agreed12 Negatived on division8 Not called7 Withdrawn1 No decision15 written evidence submissions — Kathleen Dunmore and Jason Webb, CILEX (The Chartered Institute of Legal Executives), Cafcass (the Children and Family Court Advisory and Support Service) and 12 others
    New bill textAs amended in Public Bill Committee

  8. Report stageCommons

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 56 speeches · 29 speakers · 41 amendments · 4 divisions
    Alex Davies-JonesDr Kieran MullanJess AsatoMs Nusrat GhaniAndrew GeorgeJess Brown-FullerMr Paul KohlerSaqib BhattiAdam ThompsonAndy SlaughterAnneliese MidgleyCaroline NokesChris VinceDr Marie Tidball+15
    41 amendments tabled41 No decision

  9. 3rd readingCommons

    Taken in this debate

  11. 1st readingLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate
    New bill textAs brought from the Commons

  16. 2nd readingLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 35 speeches · 16 speakers
    Baroness LevittLord GarnierBaroness ChakrabartiLord GoveLord Keen of ElieLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesBaroness BenjaminBaroness BrintonBaroness Griffin of PrincethorpeBaroness HamweeBaroness Maclean of RedditchLord Bailey of PaddingtonLord HackingLord Meston+2

  17. Committee stageLords

    3 sittings · 3 debates · 160 speeches · 25 speakers · 80 amendments
    Baroness LevittBaroness BrintonLord SandhurstLord Keen of ElieLord Thomas of CwmgieddLord Russell of LiverpoolBaroness HamweeLord GarnierLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesBaroness KidronLord HackingLord BeamishLord Stevens of KirkwhelpingtonBaroness Finlay of Llandaff+11
    80 amendments tabled17 Withdrawn60 Not moved1 Withdrawn before debate2 Stood part

  19. Report stageLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 64 speeches · 18 speakers · 30 amendments
    Baroness BrintonLord Keen of ElieBaroness LevittLord Russell of LiverpoolLord HackingLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLord SandhurstBaroness ChakrabartiBaroness HamweeBaroness KidronLord LemosLord PolakBaroness Jones of MoulsecoombLord Arbuthnot of Edrom+4
    30 amendments tabled6 Agreed6 Withdrawn18 Not moved
    New bill textAs amended on Report

  20. 3rd readingLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 10 speeches · 5 speakers · 1 amendment
    Baroness LevittBaroness BrintonLord HackingLord Russell of LiverpoolLord Sandhurst
    1 amendment tabled1 Agreed

  23. Consideration of Lords amendmentsCommons

    • Programme motion
    1 sitting · 1 debate · 36 speeches · 13 speakers · 6 divisions
    Alex Davies-JonesMs Nusrat GhaniSteve BarclayNick TimothySir Ashley FoxBen MaguireChris VinceJosh Fenton-GlynnKirith EntwistleLorraine BeaversMr Joshua ReynoldsPam CoxSarah Champion

  26. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 25 speeches · 7 speakers
    Baroness LevittLord Keen of ElieBaroness BrintonBaroness McIntosh of HudnallLord Gardiner of KimbleLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLord Thomas of Cwmgiedd

  28. Consideration of Lords messageCommons

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 23 speeches · 10 speakers
    Alex Davies-JonesJudith CumminsDr Kieran MullanJess Brown-FullerAnneliese MidgleyBlake StephensonChris VinceJim ShannonLorraine BeaversSir Ashley Fox

  30. Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasonsLords

    1 sitting · 1 debate · 7 speeches · 5 speakers
    Baroness LevittBaroness BrintonBaroness BullLord Marks of Henley-on-ThamesLord Sandhurst

  31. King Charles IIIKing Charles III grants Royal Assent, and merges this bill into law

  32. Act publishedVictims and Courts Act 2026c. 19View on legislation.gov.uk ↗