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The Bill was deposited on 27 November 2022. It was examined on 19 December and found to be compliant with the Private Business Standing Orders.
The authorities from both Houses decided that the Bill should originate in the House of Lords. The Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 23 January 2023.
One petition was submitted against the Bill before the deadline of 6 February 2023.
The Bill had its Second Reading on 19 October 2023. The Bill was debated and the motion for Second Reading was agreed.
A carry-over motion for the Bill (to enable it to be continued with in the next session) was agreed in the House of Lords on 23 October and in the House of Commons on 24 October.
The Bill was reintroduced for the 2023-24 Parliamentary session on 9 November and formally passed its First and Second Readings.
The Bill was subject to a "Wharncliffe" Examination to ensure that it complied with certain standing orders concerning the consents of owners, members and directors of companies. This examination took place on 21 November 2023, and the Bill was found to be compliant with the further Standing Orders which were applicable.
The right to be heard (locus standi) of the petitioners Hon. Richard Lyttelton, the Court of the Worshipful Company of Musicians and the FanFair Alliance was challenged. Subsequently the Hon. Richard Lyttelton withdrew his name from that petition. The right to be heard of the remaining petitioners was disallowed by the Opposed Bill Committee on 22 April 2024. The Committee ordered that a Special Report be written and published.
The Bill was re-committed to an Unopposed Bill Committee, which took place on 22 May 2024. The Committee reported the Bill with amendments.
The Bill fell awaiting its Third Reading at the end of the 2023-24 session. However, the promoter of the Bill wrote to the Senior Deputy Speaker in the House of Lords and the Chairman of Ways and Means in the House of Commons to request the revival of the Bill in the next session of Parliament. The Bill was revived on 10 September 2024 in the new Parliament.
Third Reading of the Bill took place in the Lords on 29 January 2025. The Bill was passed, with an amendment, and was sent to the Commons on 30 January.
The Bill received its First Reading in the Commons on 30 January, and is currently awaiting examination.