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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 1038

Prison (Property) Act 2013

[As Introduced]
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This Act sets out the legal rules for how prisons must handle prisoners' personal property, such as clothes, money, and other items. It explains what prisons can do with belongings, how they should store them safely, and what happens to property when someone leaves prison or passes away.

Presented by Stuart Andrew
supported by Lord Ramsbotham.
✓ Passed into lawHybridLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' votePassed without division
No division called, Third Reading carried on the voices.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading20 Jun 2012
  • 2nd reading14 Sept 2012
  • Committee stage7 Nov 2012
  • Report stage30 Nov 2012
  • 3rd reading30 Nov 2012

Lords

  • 1st reading3 Dec 2012
  • 2nd reading18 Jan 2013
  • 3rd reading13 Feb 2013
Royal Assent28 Feb 2013