Child Criminal Exploitation Bill 2023-24
create an offence of child criminal exploitation; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Child Criminal Exploitation Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Paul Beresford.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 11 December 2023 and is currently before Parliament.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Paul Beresford), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.
So is this going to become a law?Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: Friday 17th May 2024 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 56
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Friday 23rd February 2024 - 2nd reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament