Skip to main content

Ballot Secrecy Act 2023

Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)

Originated in the House of Lords, 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).

Ballot Secrecy Act 2023 (c. 12)
2 May 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.

Bill 208 2022-23 (as brought from the Lords)
1 December 2022
Commons
18 November 2022
Lords
26 May 2022
Lords

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 208 EN 2022-23
2 December 2022
Commons

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

Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 7 March 2023
6 March 2023
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”.

Ballot Secrecy Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
23 November 2022
Lords

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 15-I Marshalled list for Committee
16 November 2022
Lords
HL Bill 15(a) Amendments for Committee
10 November 2022
Lords

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 March 2023
Commons
Ballot Secrecy Bill [HL]
11 July 2022
Lords

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

6th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
29 June 2022
Lords

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of Committee Debates so far
8 March 2023
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
24 March 2023
Commons

Lords 1st reading

26 May 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

15 July 2022
Lords

Lords Committee stage

18 November 2022
Lords

Lords Report stage

23 November 2022
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

30 November 2022
Lords

Royal Assent

2 May 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
26 May 2022
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
15 July 2022
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
18 November 2022
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
23 November 2022
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
30 November 2022
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
2 May 2023