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Courts and Tribunals Bill

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Sessions 2024-26, 2026-27

Bill (11)

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 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - large print - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - xml
14 May 2026
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Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - html
14 May 2026
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Bill 422 2024-26 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) – pdf
28 April 2026
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Bill 422 2024-26 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
28 April 2026
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Bill 422 2024-26 (as introduced) - xml
28 April 2026
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Bill 422 2024-26 (as introduced) - html
28 April 2026
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Bill 389 2024-26 (as introduced)
25 February 2026
Commons
Bill 389 2024-26 (as introduced) - large print
25 February 2026
Commons
Bill 389 2024-26 (as introduced) - xml download
25 February 2026
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 005 EN 2026-27 - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 005 EN 2026-27 - large print - pdf
14 May 2026
Commons
Bill 389 EN 2024-26
25 February 2026
Commons
Bill 389 EN 2024-26 - large print
25 February 2026
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 selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee - 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
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Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
23 April 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
21 April 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
16 April 2026
Commons
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee
14 April 2026
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”.

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Ministry of Justice
25 February 2026
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.

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 18 June 2026
18 June 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 June 2026 - large print
18 June 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2026
10 June 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2026 - large print
10 June 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2026
2 June 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2026 - large print
2 June 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026
15 May 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026 - large print
15 May 2026
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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
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Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 April 2026
28 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2026
24 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2026
23 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2026
22 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 21 April 2026
21 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 17 April 2026
17 April 2026
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Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 April 2026
16 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 15 April 2026
15 April 2026
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Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 April 2026
14 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 13 April 2026
13 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 10 April 2026
10 April 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 27 March 2026
27 March 2026
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Notices of Amendments as at 26 March 2026
26 March 2026
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Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 March 2026
25 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 March 2026
24 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 March 2026
18 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2026
13 March 2026
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 March 2026
11 March 2026
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 28 April 2026 at Public Bill Committee Stage
28 April 2026
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.

Courts and Tribunals Bill 2024-26
6 March 2026
Commons

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Courts and Tribunals: call for evidence
11 March 2026
Commons

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.

Memorandum from the European Convention on Human Rights
25 February 2026
Commons

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.

Written evidence submitted by Sir Stephen Mitchell (CTB37)
28 April 2026
Commons
Supplementary submissions and observations from the Bar Council, Criminal Bar Association and Circuit Leaders (CTB38)
28 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Wales and Chester Circuit (CTB39)
28 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (CTB40)
28 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Callum Brunton (CTB41)
28 April 2026
Commons
Additional further written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB42)
28 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Resolve (CTB43)
28 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Fair Hearing (CTB36)
23 April 2026
Commons
Further written evidence submitted by Tim Crosland, PlanB.Earth (CTB32)
21 April 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Claire Throssell MBE (CTB33)
21 April 2026
Commons
Further written evidence submitted by the Bar Council (CTB34)
21 April 2026
Commons
Further written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB35)
21 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (CTB28)
16 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CTB29)
16 April 2026
Commons
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales (CTB30)
16 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dale Langley Solicitors (concerning clause 17) (CTB31)
16 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Clive Dolphin (CTB18)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Drs Brown, Hart, Clack, McKelvey, Maggie Fay and Ali Rowe (CTB19)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Teresa P (CTB20)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The Law Society (CTB21)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The Family Services Foundation (CTB22)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Penney Lewis, Criminal Law Commissioner, The Law Commission of England and Wales (CTB23)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Bar Council (CTB24)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the London School of Economics (CTB25)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Victim Not Suspect (CTB26)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Aftab Ali (CTB27)
14 April 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Frances Carr (CTB01)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Terence Ewing (CTB02)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB03)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Arajpreet Kaur (CTB04)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Warwick Dumas (CTB06)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Magistrates Association (CTB07)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB08)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Rebecca Helm, Evidence-Based Justice Lab, University of Exeter, School of Law (CTB09)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB10)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by David Lambert (CTB11)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Sean Merrifield (CTB12)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB13)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin KC (CTB14)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Policy Research for Men and Boys (CTB15)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Mark Wyschna (CTB16)
25 March 2026
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Tim Crosland, PlanB.Earth (CTB17)
25 March 2026
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

IRCC Impact assessment from the Ministry of Justice
25 February 2026
Non-IRCC Impact assessment from the Ministry of Justice
25 February 2026

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of all Committee Debate sittings so far
28 April 2026
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28 April 2026
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28 April 2026
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23 April 2026
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23 April 2026
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21 April 2026
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21 April 2026
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16 April 2026
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16 April 2026
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14 April 2026
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14 April 2026
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25 March 2026
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25 March 2026
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Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd Reading - Commons Hansard link
10 March 2026
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Documents relating to the Bill

Letter from the Victims' Commissioner to the Chair of the Courts and Tribunals Bill Committee, Sir John Hayes [dated 13 April 2026]
21 April 2026
Commons
Letter from the Chairman of Ways and Means in response to a letter from the Victims Commissioner [dated 21 April 2026]
21 April 2026
Commons
Equalities Statement
25 February 2026
Commons