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Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2022-23

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).

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Act 2023 (c. 41)
18 September 2023

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.

HL Bill 169 Commons Reason
7 September 2023
Lords
Bill 359 2022-23 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
5 September 2023
Commons
HL Bill 163 Commons Amendments in Lieu, Amendments to the Words So Restored to the Bill and Consequential Amendment
19 July 2023
Lords
Bill 345 2022-23 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
7 July 2023
Commons
HL Bill 153 (as amended on Report)
26 June 2023
Lords
5 July 2022
Lords
Bill 0010 2022-23 (as introduced)
17 May 2022
Commons
Bill 0010 2022-23 (as introduced) (large print)
17 May 2022
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 345 EN 2022-23
7 July 2023
Commons
8 July 2022
Lords
Bill 0010 EN 2022-23
17 May 2022
Commons
Bill 0010 EN 2022-23 (large print)
17 May 2022
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 Motions and Lords Amendments by the Secretary of State and provisional selection of amendments by Mr Speaker - 18 July 2023
18 July 2023
Commons
Report (consideration) stage: Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 4 July 2022
4 July 2022
Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 4 July 2022 (day 2)
30 June 2022
Commons
Chairman of Ways and Means’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 29 June 2022 (day 1)
29 June 2022
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”.

Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
6 July 2022
Lords
Delegated Powers Memorandum issued by the Northern Ireland Office - 28 April 2022
28 April 2022

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 169-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Reason
11 September 2023
Lords
HL Bill 169(a) Motion for Consideration of Commons Reason
7 September 2023
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Message as at 6 September 2023
6 September 2023
Commons
HL Bill 163-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Amendments
4 September 2023
Lords
HL Bill 163(b) Motion for Consideration of Commons Amendments
1 September 2023
Lords
HL Bill 163(a)(corrected) Motions for Consideration of Commons Amendments
18 August 2023
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 18 July 2023
18 July 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 17 July 2023
17 July 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 14 July 2023
14 July 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 13 July 2023
13 July 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 12 July 2023
12 July 2023
Commons
HL Bill 153-I Marshalled list for Third Reading
3 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 153(a) Amendments for Third Reading
30 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R-II Second marshalled list for Report
22 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37—R—I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Report
20 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R-I Marshalled list for Report
19 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R(f) Amendments for Report
15 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R(e) Amendments for Report
14 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R(d) Amendments for Report
13 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R(c) Amendments for Report
12 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R(b) Amendments for Report
8 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-R(a) Amendment for Report
6 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-IV(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)
10 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
9 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-III(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
19 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-III Third marshalled list for Committee
27 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-II(c) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
24 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-II(b) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
23 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
21 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-II Second marshalled list for Committee
27 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37-I Marshalled list for Committee
20 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37(j) Amendments for Committee
19 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37(i) Amendment for Committee
18 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37(h) Amendments for Committee
17 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37(g) Amendments for Committee
16 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37(f) Amendments for Committee
13 January 2023
Lords
HL Bill 37(e) Amendment for Committee
14 December 2022
Lords
HL Bill 37(d) Amendments for Committee
12 December 2022
Lords
HL Bill 37(c) Amendments for Committee
30 November 2022
Lords
HL Bill 37(b) Amendments for Committee
28 November 2022
Lords
HL Bill 37(a) Amendments for Committee
24 November 2022
Lords
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 4 July 2022
4 July 2022
Commons
Report Stage Manuscript Amendments as at 4 July 2022
4 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 July 2022
1 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 June 2022
30 June 2022
Commons
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 29 June 2022
29 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 June 2022
28 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 June 2022
27 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 June 2022
24 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 June 2022
23 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 June 2022
22 June 2022
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 as at 6 September 2023
6 September 2023
Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 18 July 2023
18 July 2023
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 4 July 2022
4 July 2022
Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 4 July 2022
4 July 2022
Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 29 June 2022
29 June 2022
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 the Bill
14 July 2023
Commons
Northern Ireland Troubles (Legacy and Reconciliation) Bill
14 July 2022
Lords

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

20th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
7 December 2022
Lords
9th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
19 July 2022
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.

European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum issued by the Northern Ireland Office - 16 May 2022
16 May 2022

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 Lord Caine to Lord Hain regarding Operation Kenova.
2 June 2023
Letter from Lord McFall enclosing a letter from Members of Congress of the USA to the Lord Speaker and Baroness Smith of Basildon.
11 October 2022

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
24 May 2022
Commons

Commons Committee stage

Committee of the whole House (day 2) - Commons Hansard link
4 July 2022
Commons
Committee of the whole House Day 1 - Commons Hansard link
29 June 2022
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
4 July 2022
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
4 July 2022
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments - Commons Hansard link
18 July 2023
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords message

Consideration of Lords Message - Commons Hansard link
6 September 2023
Commons

Lords 1st reading

5 July 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Lords Hansard - Part 1
23 November 2022
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
23 November 2022
Lords

Lords Committee stage

11 May 2023
Lords
29 March 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
31 January 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
31 January 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
24 January 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
24 January 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

26 June 2023
Lords
21 June 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

4 July 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

5 September 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

12 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

18 September 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
5 July 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
23 November 2022
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
23 November 2022
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
11 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
29 March 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
31 January 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
31 January 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
24 January 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
24 January 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
26 June 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
21 June 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
4 July 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

Minutes of Proceedings
5 September 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons

Minutes of Proceedings
12 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
18 September 2023