Bill (12)
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 47 (as brought from the Commons)
3 September 2026
Lords
Bill 004 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 004 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - large print - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 004 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - xml
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 004 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - html
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 418 2024-26 (as amended in Committee)
27 April 2026
Commons
Bill 418 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - xml
27 April 2026
Commons
Bill 418 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - large print
27 April 2026
Commons
Bill 418 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - HTML
27 April 2026
Commons
Bill 384 2024-26 (as introduced)
12 February 2026
Commons
Bill 384 2024-26 (as introduced) - large print
12 February 2026
Commons
Bill 384 2024-26 (as introduced) - xml download
12 February 2026
Commons
Explanatory Notes (5)
Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.
HL Bill 47 Explanatory Notes
3 September 2026
Lords
Bill 004 EN 2026-27 - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 004 EN 2026-27 - large print - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 384 EN 2024-26
12 February 2026
Commons
Bill 384 EN 2024-26 - large print
12 February 2026
Commons
Selection of amendments: Commons (7)
In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.
Mr Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments
2 September 2026
Commons
Mr Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - large print
2 September 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee - 16 April 2026
15 April 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee - 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
26 March 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
24 March 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
19 March 2026
Commons
Delegated Powers Memorandum (3)
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
3 September 2026
Lords
Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
14 May 2026
Commons
Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
12 February 2026
Commons
Amendment Paper (126)
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 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 2 September 2026 - large print
2 September 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 September 2026
1 September 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 September 2026 - large print
1 September 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 August 2026
28 August 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 August 2026 - large print
28 August 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 July 2026
17 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 July 2026 - large print
17 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2026
16 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 July 2026 - large print
16 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2026
15 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2026 - large print
15 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 July 2026
14 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 July 2026 - large print
14 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 July 2026
13 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 July 2026 - large print
13 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 July 2026
10 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 July 2026 - large print
10 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 July 2026
9 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 July 2026 - large print
9 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2026
8 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2026 - large print
8 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2026
7 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2026 - large print
7 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 July 2026
6 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 July 2026 - large print
6 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2026
3 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2026 - large print
3 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2026
2 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2026 - large print
2 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 July 2026
1 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 July 2026 - large print
1 July 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 June 2026
30 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 June 2026 - large print
30 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 June 2026
26 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 June 2026 - large print
26 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 June 2026
25 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 June 2026 - large print
25 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 June 2026
24 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 June 2026 - large print
24 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 June 2026
23 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 June 2026 - large print
23 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 June 2026
22 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 June 2026 - large print
22 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 June 2026
19 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 June 2026 - large print
19 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 June 2026 - large print
18 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 June 2026
17 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 June 2026 - large print
17 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2026
16 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 June 2026 - large print
16 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 June 2026
15 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 June 2026 - large print
15 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 June 2026
12 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 June 2026 - large print
12 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2026
11 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 June 2026 - large print
11 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2026
10 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2026 - large print
10 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 June 2026
9 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 June 2026 - large print
9 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 June 2026
8 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 June 2026 - large print
8 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2026
5 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 June 2026 - large print
5 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 June 2026
4 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 June 2026 - large print
4 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 June 2026
3 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 June 2026 - large print
3 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2026
2 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2026 - large print
2 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 June 2026
1 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 June 2026 - large print
1 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 May 2026
29 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 May 2026 - large print
29 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2026
22 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 May 2026 - large print
22 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2026
21 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 May 2026 - large print
21 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2026
20 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2026 - large print
20 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2026
19 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2026 - large print
19 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026 - large print
15 May 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2026
30 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 April 2026 - large print
30 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2026
29 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2026 - large print
29 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 April 2026 - large print
28 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 April 2026
27 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 April 2026 - large print
27 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2026
24 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2026 - large print
24 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2026 - large print
23 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2026
22 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2026 - large print
22 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 April 2026
21 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 21 April 2026 - large print
21 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 April 2026
20 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 April 2026 - large print
20 April 2026
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 April 2026
16 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 April 2026
15 April 2026
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 April 2026
10 April 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 March 2026
27 March 2026
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 March 2026
26 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 March 2026
25 March 2026
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 March 2026
24 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 March 2026
20 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 March 2026
19 March 2026
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 March 2026
18 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 March 2026
17 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 March 2026
16 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2026
13 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 March 2026
12 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 March 2026
11 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 March 2026
10 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 March 2026
9 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 March 2026
6 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 March 2026
5 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 March 2026
4 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 3 March 2026
3 March 2026
Commons
Bill proceedings: Commons (2)
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.
Report Stage Proceedings as at 2 September 2026
2 September 2026
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 16 April 2026
16 April 2026
Commons
Briefing papers (2)
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.
Representation of the People Bill: progress of the bill
8 June 2026
Commons
Representation of the People Bill 2024-26
25 February 2026
Commons
Press notices (1)
Archive of press notices related to the Bill.
Representation of the People Bill: call for evidence
3 March 2026
Commons
Human rights memorandum (3)
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.
European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum for the Bill as introduced in the House of Lords from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
3 September 2026
ECHR Memorandum For the Bill as Introduced In the House of Commons
14 May 2026
Commons
ECHR Memorandum for the Representation of the People Bill
12 February 2026
Commons
Written evidence (54)
Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.
Further written evidence submitted by Open Britain (RPB52)
16 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Association of Colleges (RPB53)
16 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Fairness Foundation (RPB54)
16 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Democracy Club (RPB44)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the National Youth Agency (NYA) (RPB45)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Alistair Ross, Senior Professor, et al (RPB46)
14 April 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Liberal Democrats Abroad (RPB47)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Shout Out UK (RPB48)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Justin Fisher (RPB49)
14 April 2026
Commons
Further written evidence submitted by the Children's Commissioner (RPB50)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Sofia Collignon, Director of the Mile End Institute and Reader in Comparative Politics at Queen Mary University of London (RPB51)
14 April 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Conservatives Abroad (RPB35)
26 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Electoral Management Board for Scotland (EMB) (RPB36)
26 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the UK Democracy Fund (RPB37)
26 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by The Politics Project (RPB38)
26 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Karen Jones FCIPD, DL, Chair, Electoral Management Board for Wales (RPB39)
26 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Association of Electoral Administrators (AEA) (RPB40)
26 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Black Equity Organisation (BEO) (RPB41)
26 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Local Government Association (LGA) (RPB42)
26 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Nicola Williamson (RPB43)
26 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Belfast City Youth Council (RPB30)
24 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Transparency International UK (RPB31)
24 March 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Scottish Assessors' Association (RPB32)
24 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Edward Jackson (RPB33)
24 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Children's Commissioner (RPB34)
24 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Online Safety Act Network (RPB01)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Marcus J Ball, Private Prosecutor & Legal Reform Campaigner, ExecProsec (RPB02)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Ben Stanford (RPB03)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Elect Her (RPB04)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Migrant Democracy Project (MDP) (RPB05)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The Jo Cox Foundation (RPB06)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Marie Bosnjak (RPB07)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Sam Power, University of Bristol (RPB08)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Campaign for Compulsory Voting (RPB09)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Open Britain (RPB10)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Politics in Action (RPB11)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Electoral Reform Society (RPB12)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Toby S. James, University of East Anglia and Electoral Integrity Project (RPB13)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by 50:50 Parliament and Centenary Action (joint submission) (RPB14)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Finance and Security at the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI) (RPB15)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by a coalition of civil society organisations (joint submission) (RPB16)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Spotlight on Corruption (RPB17)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Full Fact (RPB18)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Electoral Psychology Observatory (EPO), at the London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (RPB19)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Unlock Democracy (RPB20)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Association for Citizenship Teaching (ACT) (RPB21)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Reform Political Advertising (RPB22)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Alan Renwick (RPB23)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) (RPB24)
18 March 2026
Commons
Further written evidence submitted by Elect Her (RPB25)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Electoral Management Board for Scotland (EMB) (RPB26)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Internet Matters (RPB27)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Generation Rent (RPB28)
18 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Labour International CLP (RPB29)
18 March 2026
Commons
Impact Assessments (3)
List of related Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment for the Bill as introduced in the House of Lords from the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government
3 September 2026
Impact assessment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
14 May 2026
Impact assessment from the Ministry of Housing, Communities & Local Government
12 February 2026
Committee Debate (10)
Full transcripts
Commons Committee stage
Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far
21 April 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 8th sitting
16 April 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 9th sitting
16 April 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 6th sitting
14 April 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 7th sitting
14 April 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 5th sitting
26 March 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting
24 March 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 4th sitting
24 March 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 1st sitting
18 March 2026
Commons
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting
18 March 2026
Commons
Commons Hansard Daily Report (4)
Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report
Commons 2nd reading
2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
2 March 2026
Commons
Commons Programme motion
Representation of the People Bill (Programme) (No. 2) - Commons Hansard link
2 September 2026
Commons
Commons Report stage
Report stage - Commons Hansard link
2 September 2026
Commons
Commons 3rd reading
3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
2 September 2026
Commons
Lords Hansard (1)
Lords 1st reading
Lords Hansard
3 September 2026
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings (1)
Lords 1st reading
Minutes of Proceedings
3 September 2026
Lords