Armed Forces Act 2011
Government Bill
(Ministry of Defence)
What is this Bill?
The Armed Forces Act 2011 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 8 December 2010 and became an Act of Parliament on 3 November 2011.
Whose idea is this Bill?Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.
How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Act of Parliament, Government Bills, Process of a Bill
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Amendment paper
26/10/2011
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
14th November 2011
Act of Parliament
Armed Forces Act 2011 c.18
3rd November 2011
Royal Assent (Commons)
3rd November 2011
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Lords amendments to the Bill
26th October 2011
Consideration of Commons amendmentsPing Pong (Lords)
26th October 2011
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Commons Disagreement and Reason and Amendment in Lieu as at 25 October 2011
20th October 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 19 October 2011
20th October 2011
Bills
Commons Disagreement and Reason as at 19 October 2011
19th October 2011
Consideration of Lords amendmentsPing Pong (Commons)
19th October 2011
Programme motionProgramme (No. 3) motion
19th October 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 94KB)
19th October 2011
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 19 October 2011
13th October 2011
Explanatory Notes
Bill 232 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments)
11th October 2011
Bills
Bill 232 2010-2012 Lords Amendments to the Armed Forces Bill (as ordered by the House of Commons)
10th October 2011
3rd reading (Lords)
10th October 2011
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 7 October 2011
7th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 6 October 2011
6th October 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading as at 5 October 2011
4th October 2011
Report stage (Lords)
3rd October 2011
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 30 September 2011
30th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 29 September 2011
27th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 26 September 2011
20th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 19 September 2011
19th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 16 September 2011
16th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 15 September 2011
14th September 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 13 September 2011
8th September 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Lords)
7th September 2011
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 6 September 2011
6th September 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Lords)
2nd September 2011
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 2 September 2011
17th August 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 16 August 2011
9th August 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 8 August 2011
8th August 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 5 August 2011
5th August 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 4 August 2011
28th July 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 27 July 2011
26th July 2011
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee as at 25 July 2011
21st July 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 20 July 2011
18th July 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 15 July 2011
15th July 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 14 July 2011
12th July 2011
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee as at 11 July 2011
6th July 2011
2nd reading (Lords)
17th June 2011
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 76 EN 2010-2012 (Explanatory Notes to the Bill)
17th June 2011
Bills
HL Bill 76 2010-2012 (as brought from the Commons)
16th June 2011
1st reading (Lords)
16th June 2011
3rd reading (Commons)
15th June 2011
Bills
Bill 202 2010-12 (as amended in the Committee)
15th June 2011
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 257KB)
15th June 2011
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Committee of the whole House Proceedings as at 14 June 2011
14th June 2011
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Commons)
14th June 2011
Programme motionProgramme (No. 2) motion
14th June 2011
Selection of amendments: Commons
Committee of the whole House (PDF, 130KB)
14th June 2011
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House as at 14 June 2011
10th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 10 June 2011
9th June 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 June 2011
25th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 24 May 2011
20th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 19 May 2011
4th May 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 3 May 2011
5th April 2011
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 4 April 2011
18th March 2011
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House Amendments given on 17 March 2011
10th March 2011
Amendment papers
Committee of the Whole House Amendments given on 9 March 2011
17th February 2011
Committee stage: 4th Sitting (Commons)
17th February 2011
Amendment papers
Select Committee Amendments as at 17 February 2011
15th February 2011
Committee stage: 3rd Sitting (Commons)
15th February 2011
Committee stage: 2nd Sitting (Commons)
15th February 2011
Amendment papers
Select Committee Amendments as at 15 February 2011
11th February 2011
Amendment papers
Select Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2011
10th February 2011
Committee stage: 1st Sitting (Commons)
10th February 2011
Amendment papers
Select Committee Amendments as at 10 February 2011
8th February 2011
Amendment papers
Select Committee Amendments as at 8 February 2011
3rd February 2011
Amendment papers
Select Committee Amendments as at 3 February 2011
10th January 2011
2nd reading (Commons)
10th January 2011
Money resolution
10th January 2011
Programme motion
8th December 2010
1st reading (Commons)
8th December 2010
Explanatory Notes
Bill 122 EN 2010-11
8th December 2010
Bills
Bill 122 2010-11 as introduced