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Sentencing Act 2026

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 make provision about the sentencing, release and management after sentencing of offenders; to make provision about bail; to make provision about the removal from the United Kingdom of foreign criminals; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 2

Shabana MahmoodLabourBirmingham Ladywood
Lord TimpsonLabourLife peer

Bill · 10

HL Bill 161 Commons Disagreement and Amendments in LieuLords
20 Jan 2026· 116 KB
Bill 365 2024-26 (Lords Amendments)Commons
13 Jan 2026
HL Bill 159 (as amended on Report)Lords
6 Jan 2026· 5.1 MB
HL Bill 151 (as amended in Committee)Lords
3 Dec 2025· 5.1 MB
HL Bill 142 (as brought from the Commons)Lords
30 Oct 2025· 5.1 MB
Bill 313 2024-26 (as amended in Committee)Commons
21 Oct 2025
Bill 313 2024-26 (as amended in Committee) - large printCommons
21 Oct 2025
Bill 299 2024-25 (as introduced)Commons
2 Sept 2025
Bill 299 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml downloadCommons
2 Sept 2025
Bill 299 2024-25 - large printCommons
2 Sept 2025

Explanatory Notes · 4

Bill 365 EN 2024-26Commons
13 Jan 2026
HL Bill 142 Explanatory NotesLords
30 Oct 2025· 842 KB
Bill 299 EN 2024-25Commons
2 Sept 2025
Bill 299 EN 2024-25 - large printCommons
2 Sept 2025

Impact Assessments · 1

Impact Assessment from the Ministry of JusticeUnassigned
2 Sept 2025

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 2

Sentencing Bill: Delegated Powers MemorandumLords
3 Nov 2025· 303 KB
Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Ministry of JusticeCommons
2 Sept 2025

Human rights memorandum · 2

European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum from the Ministry of JusticeUnassigned
29 Oct 2025· 282 KB
Human Rights Memorandum from the Ministry of JusticeCommons
2 Sept 2025

Briefing papers · 3

Sentencing Bill: Briefing papersUnassigned
20 Jan 2026
Sentencing Bill: HL Bill 142 of 2024–26Lords
7 Nov 2025
Sentencing BillCommons
24 Oct 2025

Amendment Paper · 49

HL BIll 161-I Motion for Consideration of Commons Disagreement and Amendments in LieuLords
21 Jan 2026· 125 KB
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 January 2026Commons
20 Jan 2026
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 20 January 2026 - large printCommons
20 Jan 2026
HL Bill 151-I(a) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)Lords
5 Jan 2026· 116 KB
HL Bill 151-I Marshalled list for ReportLords
2 Jan 2026· 1.0 MB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 23 December 2025Lords
23 Dec 2025· 849 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 22 December 2025Lords
22 Dec 2025· 949 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 18 December 2025Lords
18 Dec 2025· 771 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 17 December 2025Lords
17 Dec 2025· 401 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 16 December 2025Lords
16 Dec 2025· 339 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 15 December 2025Lords
15 Dec 2025· 218 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 12 December 2025Lords
12 Dec 2025· 175 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 11 December 2025Lords
11 Dec 2025· 172 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments – 8 December 2025Lords
8 Dec 2025· 135 KB
HL Bill 151 Running list of amendments - 5 December 2025Lords
5 Dec 2025· 122 KB
HL Bill 142-III Third marshalled list for CommitteeLords
2 Dec 2025· 1.1 MB
HL Bill 142-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)Lords
1 Dec 2025· 124 KB
HL Bill 142-II Second marshalled list for CommitteeLords
27 Nov 2025· 1.3 MB
HL Bill 142-I(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)Lords
26 Nov 2025· 120 KB
HL Bill 142-I(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)Lords
25 Nov 2025· 189 KB
HL Bill 142-I Marshalled list for CommitteeLords
24 Nov 2025· 1.7 MB
HL Bill 142 Running list of amendments - 21 November 2025Lords
21 Nov 2025· 1.1 MB
HL Bill 142 Running list of amendments - 20 November 2025Lords
20 Nov 2025· 736 KB
HL Bill 142 Running list of amendments - 19 November 2025Lords
19 Nov 2025· 474 KB
HL Bill 142 Running list of amendments - 18 November 2025Lords
18 Nov 2025· 507 KB
HL Bill 142 Running list of amendments - 17 November 2025Lords
17 Nov 2025· 427 KB
HL Bill 142 Running list of amendments - 13 November 2025Lords
13 Nov 2025· 447 KB
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 29 October 2025Commons
29 Oct 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 29 October 2025 - large printCommons
29 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 October 2025Commons
28 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 28 October 2025 - large printCommons
28 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2025Commons
27 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2025 - large printCommons
27 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 24 October 2025Commons
24 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 24 October 2025 - large printCommons
24 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 October 2025Commons
23 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 23 October 2025 - large printCommons
23 Oct 2025
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 21 October 2025Commons
21 Oct 2025
Committee of the whole House Amendments as at 21 October 2025 - large printCommons
21 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 October 2025Commons
20 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 20 October 2025 - large printCommons
20 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 17 October 2025Commons
17 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 17 October 2025 - large printCommons
17 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 October 2025Commons
16 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 16 October 2025 - large printCommons
16 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 October 2025Commons
15 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 15 October 2025 - large printCommons
15 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at October 10 2025Commons
10 Oct 2025
Notices of Amendments as at October 10 2025 - large printCommons
10 Oct 2025

Bill proceedings: Commons · 3

Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments Proceedings as at 20 January 2026Commons
20 Jan 2026
Report Stage Proceedings as at 29 October 2025Commons
29 Oct 2025
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 21 October 2025Commons
21 Oct 2025

Selection of amendments: Commons · 5

Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary David Lammy and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - 20 January 2026Commons
20 Jan 2026
Grouping of Lords Amendments by Secretary David Lammy and selection of motions by Mr Speaker - large print - 20 January 2026Commons
20 Jan 2026
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 29 October 2025Commons
29 Oct 2025
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - large print - 29 October 2025Commons
29 Oct 2025
Provisional grouping of clauses and selection of Amendments by the Chairman of Ways and Means - 21 October 2025Commons
20 Oct 2025

Select Committee report · 3

Government Response to the 15th Report of the Constitution CommitteeLords
28 Jan 2026
15th Report of the Constitution CommitteeLords
21 Nov 2025· 148 KB
37th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform CommitteeLords
13 Nov 2025

Act of Parliament · 1

Sentencing Act 2026 (c. 2)Unassigned
22 Jan 2026

Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · 1

Legislative Consent Motion agreed to by the Scottish Parliament on 18 December 2025Unassigned
18 Dec 2025· 176 KB

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