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Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2023-24

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).

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 (c. 14)
24 May 2024

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 228 2023-24 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)
23 May 2024
Commons
23 May 2024
Lords
30 April 2024
Lords
Bill 181 2023-24 (as introduced)
13 March 2024
Commons
Bill 181 2023-24 - large print
13 March 2024
Commons
Bill 181 2023-24 (as introduced) - xml download
13 March 2024
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 228 EN 2023-24
23 May 2024
Commons
30 April 2024
Lords
Bill 181 EN 2023-24
13 March 2024
Commons
Bill 181 EN 2023-24 - large print
13 March 2024
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 Kemi Badenoch - 23 May 2024
23 May 2024
Commons
Provisional grouping and selection of amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means - 29 April 2024
29 April 2024
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”.

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
1 May 2024
Lords
Delegated Powers Memorandum prepared by the Department for Business and Trade
14 March 2024
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 90-I Amendment for Report
23 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 73-I Marshalled list for Committee
23 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 73(b) Amendments for Committee
15 May 2024
Lords
HL Bill 73(a) Amendments for Committee
14 May 2024
Lords
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 29 April 2024
29 April 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 April 2024
26 April 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2024
25 April 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024
24 April 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024
23 April 2024
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2024
21 March 2024
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.

Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 29 April 2024
29 April 2024
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.

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: HL Bill 73
8 May 2024
Lords
Research Briefing on the Bill
14 March 2024
Commons

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

21st Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
3 May 2024
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.

30 April 2024
Lords

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment prepared by the Department for Business and Trade
20 March 2024

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
20 March 2024
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion - Commons Hansard link
20 March 2024
Commons

Commons Instruction

Instructions - Commons Hansard link
29 April 2024
Commons

Commons Committee of the whole House

Committee of the whole House - Commons Hansard link
29 April 2024
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
29 April 2024
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments - Commons Hansard link
23 May 2024
Commons

Lords 1st reading

30 April 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

13 May 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

23 May 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

23 May 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

23 May 2024
Lords

Royal Assent

24 May 2024

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
30 April 2024
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
13 May 2024
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings
23 May 2024
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
23 May 2024
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
23 May 2024
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
24 May 2024