Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill 2006-07

Private Members Bill - Introduced by Lord Lester of Herne Hill

Progress of Bill including links to debates

L	L	L	L	L	C	C	C	C	C
1R	2R	Comm	Rep	3R	1R	2R	Comm	Rep	3R	PP	RA
16.11.06	26.01.07	10.05.07	13.06.07	21.06.07	21.06.07	10.07.07	17.07.07	no debate	23.07.07	dd.mm.yy	26.07.07

Related Business Papers

Royal Assent
26 July 07	Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 c.20	Royal Assent - pdf version
26 July 07	Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Act 2007 c.20	Royal Assent - html version
Commons
17 July 07	Proceedings	Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 17 July 2007
17 July 07	Amendment paper	Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 17 July 2007
21 June 07	Bill 129 06-07	Bill as brought from the Lords and ordered to be printed in the Commons - pdf version
21 June 07	Bill 129 06-07	Bill as brought from the Lords and ordered to be printed in the Commons - html version
Lords
13 June 07	HL Bill 79 06-07	Bill as amended on Report - pdf version
13 June 07	HL Bill 79 06-07	Bill as amended on Report - html version
12 June 07	Amendment Paper	Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 12 June 2007
11 June 07	Amendment Paper	Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 11 June 2007
10 May 07	HL Bill 070 06-07	Bill as amended in Grand Committee - pdf version
10 May 07	HL Bill 070 06-07	Bill as amended in Grand Committee - html version
9 May 07	Amendment Paper	Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 9 May 2007
8 May 07	Amendment Paper	Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 8 May 2007
16 Nov 06	HL Bill 3 06-07	Bill as Introduced - pdf version

About the Bill

Make provision for protecting individuals against being forced to enter into marriage without their free and full consent; and for connected purposes.

Explanatory Notes

Bill 129 EN 06-07 - HTML version
Bill 129 EN 06-07 - PDF version
Explanatory Note to Bill 129 prepared by the Ministry of Justice

Public Bill Committee

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Related research material

Research Paper 07/56 Forced Marriage (Civil Protection) Bill [HL] (28.06.07)

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