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General Cemetery Bill [HL]

Private Bill

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2024-25

Human rights memorandum (1)

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.

Statement of ECHR compatibility
23 January 2025
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Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to include amendments made during its passage through Parliament. The explanatory memorandum, which appears before the text of the bill, explains the bill’s purpose in detail and includes a statement as to the Bill’s compliance with the European Convention on Human Rights.

Bill as introduced
22 January 2025
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Bill as deposited
27 November 2024

Documents relating to the Bill

Guidance for people interested in newly deposited private bills
27 November 2024

Guidance related to petitioning against the bill.

Guidance on the right to be heard
17 January 2025
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Guidance on petitioning
17 January 2025
Lords
Petition template
17 January 2025
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Full transcripts of the Committee meetings

Transcript of 'Wharncliffe' Examination
25 February 2025