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Policing and Crime Act 2017

A Bill to make provision for collaboration between the emergency services; to make provision about the handling of police complaints and other matters relating to police conduct and to make further provision about the Independent Police Complaints Commission; to make provision for super-complaints about policing; to make provision for the investigation of concerns about policing raised by whistle-blowers; to make provision about police discipline; to make provision about police inspection; to make provision about the powers of police civilian staff and police volunteers; to remove the powers of the police to appoint traffic wardens; to enable provision to be made to alter police ranks; to make provision about the Police Federation; to make provision in connection with the replacement of the Association of Chief Police Officers with the National Police Chiefs’ Council; to make provision about the system for bail after arrest but before charge; to make provision to enable greater use of modern technology at police stations; to make other amendments to the Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984; to amend the powers of the police under the Mental Health Act 1983; to extend the powers of the police in relation to maritime enforcement; to make provision about deputy police and crime commissioners; to make provision to enable changes to the names of police areas; to make provision about the regulation of firearms; to make provision about the licensing of alcohol; to make provision about the implementation and enforcement of financial sanctions; to amend the Police Act 1996 to make further provision about police collaboration; to make provision about the powers of the National Crime Agency; to make provision for requiring arrested persons to provide details of nationality; to make provision for requiring defendants in criminal proceedings to provide details of nationality and other information; to make provision to combat the sexual exploitation of children; and for connected purposes.

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Progress through Parliament22 stages recorded
Commons
1st reading
10 Feb 2016
Commons
2nd reading
07 Mar 2016
Commons
Programme motion
07 Mar 2016
Commons
Money resolution
07 Mar 2016
Commons
Carry-over motion
07 Mar 2016
Commons
Committee stage
15 Mar 2016
Commons
Programme motion
26 Apr 2016
Commons
Report stage
26 Apr 2016
Commons
1st reading
19 May 2016
Commons
2nd reading
19 May 2016
Commons
Report stage
13 Jun 2016
Commons
Legislative Grand Committee
13 Jun 2016
Commons
3rd reading
13 Jun 2016
Lords
1st reading
14 Jun 2016
Lords
2nd reading
18 Jul 2016
Lords
Committee stage
14 Sept 2016
Lords
Report stage
30 Nov 2016
Lords
3rd reading
19 Dec 2016
Commons
Programme motion
10 Jan 2017
Commons
Consideration of Lords amendments
10 Jan 2017
Lords
Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons
18 Jan 2017
Royal Assent
31 Jan 2017
Will write letters
Letter dated 05/04/2017 from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Lord Marlesford and others regarding the amendment of the phrase "insufficient evidence" for cases not proceeding to charge in relation to the Policing and Crime Act 2017. 2p.
application/pdf · 05 Apr 2017
English votes for English laws
Table showing EVEL designation of Clauses, Schedules and Lords Amendments
application/pdf · 07 Mar 2017
Act of Parliament
Policing and Crime Act 2017 c.3
application/xhtml+xml · 31 Jan 2017
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 91-I Marshalled list for consideration of Commons reasons and amendments
application/pdf · 17 Jan 2017
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 91(b) Motions for consideration of Commons reasons and amendments
application/pdf · 16 Jan 2017
Amendment Paper
HL Bill 91(a) Motions for consideration of Commons reasons and amendments
application/pdf · 12 Jan 2017
English votes for English laws
Speaker's Certificate (Lords Amendments) - 10 January 2017
application/pdf · 12 Jan 2017
Bill proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments as at 10 January 2017
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