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Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024

The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.

Long title · Parliament’s official description

A Bill to provide for the quashing of convictions in England and Wales and Northern Ireland for certain offences alleged to have been committed while the Horizon system was in use by the Post Office; to make provision about the deletion of cautions given in England and Wales or Northern Ireland for such offences; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 2

Kemi BadenochConservativeSaffron Walden
Lord Offord of GarvelConservativeLife peer

Bill · 6

Bill 228 2023-24 (Lords Amendments to the Bill)Commons
23 May 2024
HL Bill 90 (as amended in Committee)Lords
23 May 2024· 471 KB
HL Bill 73 (as brought from the Commons)Lords
30 Apr 2024· 515 KB
Bill 181 2023-24 (as introduced)Commons
13 Mar 2024
Bill 181 2023-24 - large printCommons
13 Mar 2024
Bill 181 2023-24 (as introduced) - xml downloadCommons
13 Mar 2024

Explanatory Notes · 4

Bill 228 EN 2023-24Commons
23 May 2024
HL Bill 73 Explanatory NotesLords
30 Apr 2024· 331 KB
Bill 181 EN 2023-24Commons
13 Mar 2024
Bill 181 EN 2023-24 - large printCommons
13 Mar 2024

Impact Assessments · 1

Impact Assessment prepared by the Department for Business and TradeUnassigned
20 Mar 2024

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 2

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
1 May 2024· 122 KB
Delegated Powers Memorandum prepared by the Department for Business and TradeCommons
14 Mar 2024

Human rights memorandum · 1

ECHR MemorandumLords
30 Apr 2024· 176 KB

Briefing papers · 2

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Bill: HL Bill 73Lords
8 May 2024
Research Briefing on the BillCommons
14 Mar 2024

Amendment Paper · 10

HL Bill 90-I Amendment for ReportLords
23 May 2024· 74 KB
HL Bill 73-I Marshalled list for CommitteeLords
23 May 2024· 170 KB
HL Bill 73(b) Amendments for CommitteeLords
15 May 2024· 101 KB
HL Bill 73(a) Amendments for CommitteeLords
14 May 2024· 100 KB
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 29 April 2024Commons
29 Apr 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 26 April 2024Commons
26 Apr 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 25 April 2024Commons
25 Apr 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2024Commons
24 Apr 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2024Commons
23 Apr 2024
Notices of Amendments as at 21 March 2024Commons
21 Mar 2024

Bill proceedings: Commons · 1

Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 29 April 2024Commons
29 Apr 2024

Selection of amendments: Commons · 2

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary Kemi Badenoch - 23 May 2024Commons
23 May 2024
Provisional grouping and selection of amendments by Chairman of Ways and Means - 29 April 2024Commons
29 Apr 2024

Select Committee report · 1

21st Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
3 May 2024

Act of Parliament · 1

Post Office (Horizon System) Offences Act 2024 (c. 14)Unassigned
24 May 2024

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