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Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2019-21

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Act 2021 (c. 4)
1 March 2021

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

Bill 258 2019-21 (Lords non-insistence and amendments in lieu)
10 February 2021
Commons
HL Bill 168 Commons reasons and amendment
28 January 2021
Lords
Bill 243 2019-21 (Lords Amendments)
21 January 2021
Commons
13 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144 (as introduced) (Corrected version)
19 October 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144 (as introduced)
19 October 2020
Lords
Bill 188 2019-21 (as introduced) - (large print)
23 September 2020
Commons
Bill 188 2019-21 (as introduced)
23 September 2020
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Priti Patel
24 February 2021
Commons
Speaker's provisional selection and grouping of Amendments on Wednesday 27 January
27 January 2021
Commons
Grouping and selection of Amendments decided by Chairman of Ways and Means
15 October 2020
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 243-EN 2019-21
21 January 2021
Commons
19 October 2020
Lords
Bill 188 EN 2019-21 (as introduced)
23 September 2020
Commons
Bill 188 EN 2019-21 (as introduced) - (large print)
23 September 2020
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
27 October 2020
Lords
Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Home Office
23 September 2020
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 168-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons reasons and amendment
5 February 2021
Lords
HL Bill 168(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons reasons and amendment
4 February 2021
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 27 January 2021
27 January 2021
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 25 January 2021
26 January 2021
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 22 January 2021
25 January 2021
Commons
HL Bill 161-I Marshalled list for Third Reading
18 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-R-II(Rev) Revised second marshalled list for Report
11 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-R-II Provisional second marshalled list for Report
8 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-R-I Marshalled list for Report
6 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-R(c) Amendments for Report
5 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-R(b) Amendments for Report
4 January 2021
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-R(a) Amendments for Report
11 December 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
7 December 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-III(Rev) Revised third marshalled list for Committee
1 December 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-III Provisional third marshalled list for Committee
30 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-II Second marshalled list for Committee
26 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corr)-I(Corr)(a) Amendments for Committee (for Second Marshalled List)
24 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corrected)-I Corrected marshalled list for Committee
20 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corrected)-I Marshalled list for Committee
19 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corrected)(e) Amendments for Committee
18 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(Corrected)(d) Amendments for Committee
17 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(c) Amendments for Committee
16 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(b) Amendments for Committee
13 November 2020
Lords
HL Bill 144(a) Amendments for Committee
12 November 2020
Lords
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 15 October 2020
15 October 2020
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 15 October 2020 - (large print)
15 October 2020
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 October 2020
14 October 2020
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 October 2020
13 October 2020
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 October 2020
12 October 2020
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 October 2020
9 October 2020
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 October 2020
8 October 2020
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Proceedings on consideration of Lords Message - 24 February 2021
25 February 2021
Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 27 January 2021
28 January 2021
Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 15 October 2020
16 October 2020
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Briefing paper on Lords amendments
19 February 2021
Commons
Briefing Paper on Second Reading
2 October 2020
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

19th Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution
19 November 2020
Lords
28th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
4 November 2020
Lords

House of Lords Library Notes aim to be politically impartial and are compiled for Members of Parliament and their staff.

Covert Human Intelligence Sources (Criminal Conduct) Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
22 October 2020
Lords

The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.

Human Rights Memorandum from the Home Office
23 September 2020
Commons

A collection of papers relevant to the bill

Explanatory Memorandum from the Home Office
23 September 2020
Commons

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Baroness Williams to Lord Wallace regarding limits on the face of the Bill
26 January 2021
Letter from Baroness Williams to Lord Hain regarding the how the Prime Minister and Home Secretary will receive information in relation to CHIS criminal conduct authorisations (CCA)
19 January 2021
Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to all Peers regarding the Bill’s territorial extent - ongoing discussions with the Scottish Government, as raised in the report stage debate
13 January 2021
Letter from Baroness Williams regarding issues raised in the committee: serious crime threshold, undercover policing inquiry, limits, who an authorisation covers, CHIS going beyond their authorisation and delegated powers
8 January 2021
Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to all Peers regarding issues raised in the committee stage debates
3 December 2020
Letter fom James Brokenshire MP to Julian Lewis MP regarding the role of the Intelligence and Security Committee (ISC) in the oversight of Criminal Conduct Authorisations and plans to amend the CHIS Code of Practice
14 October 2020

Commons 2nd reading

5 October 2020
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee: 1st sitting
15 October 2020
Commons

Commons Report stage

15 October 2020
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

15 October 2020
Commons

Lords 1st reading

1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
19 October 2020
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

2nd reading (Hansard)
11 November 2020
Lords
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
11 November 2020
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Committee: 4th sitting (Hansard)
10 December 2020
Lords
Committee: 4th sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
10 December 2020
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting (Hansard)
3 December 2020
Lords
Committee: 3rd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
3 December 2020
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
1 December 2020
Lords
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
1 December 2020
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard)
24 November 2020
Lords
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of proceedings)
24 November 2020
Lords

Lords Report stage

Report: 2nd sitting (Hansard)
13 January 2021
Lords
Report: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings)
13 January 2021
Lords
Report: 1st sitting
11 January 2021
Lords
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings)
11 January 2021
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

3rd reading (Hansard)
21 January 2021
Lords
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings)
21 January 2021
Lords

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

27 January 2021
Commons

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Ping Pong (Hansard)
9 February 2021
Lords
Ping Pong (Minutes of Proceedings)
9 February 2021
Lords

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

24 February 2021
Commons

Royal Assent

1 March 2021

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
1 March 2021