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Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025

Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2024-26

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).

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025 (c. 27)
27 October 2025

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.

7 July 2025
Lords
Bill 261 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
11 June 2025
Commons
Bill 261 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
11 June 2025
Commons
Bill 261 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml download
11 June 2025
Commons
Bill 023 2024-25 (as introduced)
10 January 2025
Commons
Bill 023 2024-25 - large print
10 January 2025
Commons
Bill 023 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
10 January 2025
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

21 July 2025
Lords
Bill 023 EN 2024-25
10 January 2025
Commons
Bill 023 EN (Large Print)
10 January 2025
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
10 June 2025
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”.

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
11 July 2025
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.

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 4 July 2025
4 July 2025
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 4 July 2025 - large print
4 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2025
3 July 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2025
2 July 2025
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 June 2025
11 June 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2025
10 June 2025
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2025
1 May 2025
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.

All proceedings up to 4 June 2025 at Report Stage
4 July 2025
Commons

Details of the proceedings at committee and report stage in the House of Commons, where amendments to the Bill are considered. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at that sitting and show whether they were agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 June
11 June 2025
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.

Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: HL Bill 116 of 2024–25
8 August 2025
Lords
The Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 2024-25
24 June 2025
Commons

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

30th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
18 July 2025
Lords

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

11 June 2025
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
17 January 2025
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
4 July 2025
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
4 July 2025
Commons

Lords 1st reading

7 July 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

5 September 2025
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

15 October 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

24 October 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

27 October 2025

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
7 July 2025
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
5 September 2025
Lords

Lords Order of Commitment discharged

Minutes of Proceedings
15 October 2025
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
24 October 2025
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
27 October 2025