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Powers of Attorney Act 2023

Private Members' Bill (Ballot 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).

Powers of Attorney Act 2023 (c. 42)
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 121 (as brought from the Commons)
20 March 2023
Lords
Bill 033 2022-23 (as introduced)
7 December 2022
Commons
Bill 033 2022-23 (as introduced) - large print
7 December 2022
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

15 June 2023
Lords
Bill 033 EN 2022-23
7 December 2022
Commons
Bill 033 EN 2022-23 - large print
7 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 - 1 March 2023
28 February 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”.

Delegated Powers Memorandum
21 March 2023
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.

Powers of Attorney Bill: HL Bill 121
12 June 2023
Lords
Research Briefing on the Bill
14 March 2023
Commons

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

32nd Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
3 May 2023
Lords

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment from the Ministry of Justice
9 December 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 Mike Freer MP to Patrick Grady MP regarding mutual recognition of Lasting Powers of Attorney across the United Kingdom and Northern Ireland, as discussed during the Committee stage.
16 March 2023

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
9 December 2022
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
17 March 2023
Commons

Lords 1st reading

20 March 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

16 June 2023
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

4 July 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

14 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

18 September 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
20 March 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Porceedings
16 June 2023
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

Minutes of Proceedings
4 July 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
14 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
18 September 2023