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Prisoners (Disclosure of Information About Victims) Act 2020
Summary
This Act allows police and prison officials to ask prisoners questions about victims of crimes and to share information the prisoners provide. It's designed to help authorities locate missing victims, understand what happened to them, or give families closure—even if the prisoner won't admit to the original crime.
A vote to support means
- —Supporting this Act means helping victims of crime get information they need. It allows authorities to get details from prisoners about what happened to victims, which can help find missing people, recover remains, or give families answers they've been waiting for.
A vote to oppose means
- —Critics worry this Act might pressure prisoners into making false confessions or revealing made-up information to get deals or better treatment. Some also argue it could invade prisoners' privacy rights or that criminals might use it to harm victims further by revealing sensitive details.
Cast Your Vote
People's Vote0 votes
0% Support · 00% Oppose · 0
Parliament's Vote83 MPs
82% Ayes · 6818% Noes · 15
Bill Passage
Commons
- 1st reading8 Jan 2020
- 2nd reading11 Feb 2020
- Committee stage3 Mar 2020
- 3rd reading3 Mar 2020
Lords
- 1st reading3 Mar 2020
- 2nd reading28 Apr 2020
- Committee stage20 May 2020
- Report stage1 Jul 2020
- 3rd reading8 Sept 2020
Royal Assent4 Nov 2020
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