UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2727
Overseas Operations (Service Personnel and Veterans) Act 2021
[As Introduced]
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This Act creates time limits and legal protections for British military personnel involved in overseas operations (like in Iraq and Afghanistan). It makes it harder to prosecute or sue soldiers and veterans for things that happened more than a certain number of years ago, unless there are exceptional circumstances.
Presented by Mr Ben Wallace.
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The people's count16 votes
100% Aye · 160% No · 0
MPs' vote605 MPs
57% Ayes · 34543% Noes · 260
The democratic gap
43% , a wide gap
Bill passage
Commons
- 1st reading18 Mar 2020
- 2nd reading23 Sept 2020
- Committee stage6 Oct 2020
- Report stage3 Nov 2020
- 3rd reading3 Nov 2020
Lords
- 1st reading4 Nov 2020
- 2nd reading20 Jan 2021
- Committee stage9 Mar 2021
- Report stage13 Apr 2021
- 3rd reading19 Apr 2021
Royal Assent29 Apr 2021