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Courts and Tribunals Bill

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 in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption relating to the involvement of parents in the life of a child; and for connected purposes.

Sponsors · 1

Mr David LammyLabourTottenham

Bill · 11

Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - large print - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - xmlCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 005 2026-27 (reintroduced at Report Stage) - htmlCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 422 2024-26 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) – pdfCommons
28 Apr 2026
Bill 422 2024-26 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large printCommons
28 Apr 2026
Bill 422 2024-26 (as introduced) - xmlCommons
28 Apr 2026
Bill 422 2024-26 (as introduced) - htmlCommons
28 Apr 2026
Bill 389 2024-26 (as introduced)Commons
25 Feb 2026
Bill 389 2024-26 (as introduced) - large printCommons
25 Feb 2026
Bill 389 2024-26 (as introduced) - xml downloadCommons
25 Feb 2026

Explanatory Notes · 4

Bill 005 EN 2026-27 - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 005 EN 2026-27 - large print - pdfCommons
14 May 2026
Bill 389 EN 2024-26Commons
25 Feb 2026
Bill 389 EN 2024-26 - large printCommons
25 Feb 2026

Impact Assessments · 2

IRCC Impact assessment from the Ministry of JusticeUnassigned
25 Feb 2026
Non-IRCC Impact assessment from the Ministry of JusticeUnassigned
25 Feb 2026

Delegated Powers Memorandum · 1

Delegated Powers Memorandum from the Ministry of JusticeCommons
25 Feb 2026

Human rights memorandum · 1

Memorandum from the European Convention on Human RightsCommons
25 Feb 2026

Briefing papers · 1

Courts and Tribunals Bill 2024-26Commons
6 Mar 2026

Amendment Paper · 28

Notices of Amendments as at 18 June 2026Commons
18 Jun 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 18 June 2026 - large printCommons
18 Jun 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2026Commons
10 Jun 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2026 - large printCommons
10 Jun 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2026Commons
2 Jun 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 2 June 2026 - large printCommons
2 Jun 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026Commons
15 May 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2026 - large printCommons
15 May 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2026Commons
29 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 29 April 2026 - large printCommons
29 Apr 2026
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 April 2026Commons
28 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 24 April 2026Commons
24 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 23 April 2026Commons
23 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 22 April 2026Commons
22 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 21 April 2026Commons
21 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 17 April 2026Commons
17 Apr 2026
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 April 2026Commons
16 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 15 April 2026Commons
15 Apr 2026
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 April 2026Commons
14 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 13 April 2026Commons
13 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 10 April 2026Commons
10 Apr 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 27 March 2026Commons
27 Mar 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 26 March 2026Commons
26 Mar 2026
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 March 2026Commons
25 Mar 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 24 March 2026Commons
24 Mar 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 18 March 2026Commons
18 Mar 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 13 March 2026Commons
13 Mar 2026
Notices of Amendments as at 11 March 2026Commons
11 Mar 2026

Bill proceedings: Commons · 1

All proceedings up to 28 April 2026 at Public Bill Committee StageCommons
28 Apr 2026

Selection of amendments: Commons · 5

Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in Committee - 28 April 2026Commons
28 Apr 2026
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in CommitteeCommons
23 Apr 2026
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in CommitteeCommons
21 Apr 2026
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in CommitteeCommons
16 Apr 2026
Chair’s selection and grouping of amendments for debate in CommitteeCommons
14 Apr 2026

Written evidence · 42

Written evidence submitted by Sir Stephen Mitchell (CTB37)Commons
28 Apr 2026
Supplementary submissions and observations from the Bar Council, Criminal Bar Association and Circuit Leaders (CTB38)Commons
28 Apr 2026· 416 KB
Written evidence submitted by Wales and Chester Circuit (CTB39)Commons
28 Apr 2026· 213 KB
Written evidence submitted by the London Criminal Courts Solicitors Association (CTB40)Commons
28 Apr 2026· 127 KB
Written evidence submitted by Callum Brunton (CTB41)Commons
28 Apr 2026
Additional further written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB42)Commons
28 Apr 2026
Written evidence submitted by Resolve (CTB43)Commons
28 Apr 2026· 184 KB
Written evidence submitted by Fair Hearing (CTB36)Commons
23 Apr 2026· 410 KB
Further written evidence submitted by Tim Crosland, PlanB.Earth (CTB32)Commons
21 Apr 2026· 104 KB
Supplementary written evidence submitted by Claire Throssell MBE (CTB33)Commons
21 Apr 2026· 559 KB
Further written evidence submitted by the Bar Council (CTB34)Commons
21 Apr 2026· 260 KB
Further written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB35)Commons
21 Apr 2026· 338 KB
Written evidence submitted by JUSTICE (CTB28)Commons
16 Apr 2026· 4.6 MB
Written evidence submitted by the Crown Prosecution Service (CTB29)Commons
16 Apr 2026· 164 KB
Supplementary written evidence submitted by the Victims' Commissioner for England and Wales (CTB30)Commons
16 Apr 2026· 422 KB
Written evidence submitted by Dale Langley Solicitors (concerning clause 17) (CTB31)Commons
16 Apr 2026· 819 KB
Written evidence submitted by Dr Clive Dolphin (CTB18)Commons
14 Apr 2026
Written evidence submitted by Drs Brown, Hart, Clack, McKelvey, Maggie Fay and Ali Rowe (CTB19)Commons
14 Apr 2026
Written evidence submitted by Teresa P (CTB20)Commons
14 Apr 2026
Written evidence submitted by The Law Society (CTB21)Commons
14 Apr 2026· 498 KB
Written evidence submitted by The Family Services Foundation (CTB22)Commons
14 Apr 2026· 402 KB
Written evidence submitted by Professor Penney Lewis, Criminal Law Commissioner, The Law Commission of England and Wales (CTB23)Commons
14 Apr 2026· 415 KB
Written evidence submitted by the Bar Council (CTB24)Commons
14 Apr 2026· 374 KB
Written evidence submitted by the London School of Economics (CTB25)Commons
14 Apr 2026
Written evidence submitted by Victim Not Suspect (CTB26)Commons
14 Apr 2026
Written evidence submitted by Aftab Ali (CTB27)Commons
14 Apr 2026· 338 KB
Written evidence submitted by Frances Carr (CTB01)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by Terence Ewing (CTB02)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 85 KB
Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB03)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by Arajpreet Kaur (CTB04)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by Warwick Dumas (CTB06)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 82 KB
Written evidence submitted by the Magistrates Association (CTB07)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB08)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by Professor Rebecca Helm, Evidence-Based Justice Lab, University of Exeter, School of Law (CTB09)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 1.4 MB
Written evidence submitted by Both Parents Matter (CTB10)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 367 KB
Written evidence submitted by David Lambert (CTB11)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by Sean Merrifield (CTB12)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by an individual who wishes to remain anonymous (CTB13)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 214 KB
Written evidence submitted by His Honour Geoffrey Rivlin KC (CTB14)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 353 KB
Written evidence submitted by the Centre for Policy Research for Men and Boys (CTB15)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 316 KB
Written evidence submitted by Mark Wyschna (CTB16)Commons
25 Mar 2026
Written evidence submitted by Tim Crosland, PlanB.Earth (CTB17)Commons
25 Mar 2026· 398 KB

Press notices · 1

Courts and Tribunals: call for evidenceCommons
11 Mar 2026