Crime and Courts Act 2013
establish, and make provision about, the National Crime Agency; to abolish the Serious Organised Crime Agency and the National Policing Improvement Agency; to make provision about the judiciary and the structure, administration, proceedings and powers of courts and tribunals; to make provision about border control; to make provision about drugs and driving; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Home Office)
What is this Bill?
The Crime and Courts Act 2013 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 10 May 2012 and became an Act of Parliament on 25 April 2013.
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
23/04/2013
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
25th April 2013
Royal Assent (Commons)
25th April 2013
Act of Parliament
Crime and Courts Act 2013 c.22
23rd April 2013
Consideration of Commons amendmentsPing Pong (Lords)
23rd April 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 22 April 2013
23rd April 2013
Amendment papers
Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments as at 22 April 2013
22nd April 2013
Consideration of Lords amendmentsPing Pong (Commons)
22nd April 2013
Programme motion (No.4)
22nd April 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Message (PDF, 12KB)
22nd April 2013
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Message as at 22 April 2013
19th April 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to including 18 April 2013
27th March 2013
Bills
Bill 156 2012-13 (Lords Amendments to Certain Commons Amendments)
25th March 2013
Consideration of Commons amendmentsPing Pong (Lords)
25th March 2013
Amendment papers
Manuscript Amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments [supplementary to the Marshalled List] as at 22 March 2013 (PDF, 63KB)
25th March 2013
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments as at 22 March 2013
22nd March 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments as at 21 March 2013
21st March 2013
Amendment papers
Amendments and Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments as at 20 March 2013
20th March 2013
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 90 EN 2012-13
20th March 2013
Bills
HL Bill 90 2012-13 (Commons Amendments)
19th March 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 18 March 2013
18th March 2013
3rd reading (Commons)
18th March 2013
Report stage (Commons)
18th March 2013
Programme motion
18th March 2013
Amendment papers
Manuscript amendments tabled on 18 March 2013 (PDF, 38KB)
18th March 2013
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 18 March 2013
18th March 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report: Day 2 (PDF, 94KB)
15th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 14 March 2013
14th March 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 March 2013
13th March 2013
Report stage (Commons)
13th March 2013
Programme motion
13th March 2013
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 13 March 2013
13th March 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 56KB)
12th March 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda - consolidated pdf version (PDF, 934KB)
12th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 11 March 2013
11th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 March 2013
8th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 March 2013
8th March 2013
Briefing papers
Committee Stage Report
7th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 6 March 2013
6th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 5 March 2013
5th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 4 March 2013
4th March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 1 March 2013
1st March 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 28 February 2013
28th February 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 27 February 2013
20th February 2013
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 1MB)
14th February 2013
Bills
Bill 137 2012-13 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
13th February 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 12 February 2013
13th February 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Fair Trials International (C&C21)
13th February 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Ministry of Justice, supplementary evidence (C&C20)
13th February 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Ministry of Justice, supplementary evidence (C&C19)
12th February 2013
Committee stage: 13th sitting (Commons)
12th February 2013
Committee stage: 12th sitting (Commons)
12th February 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 7 (PDF, 66KB)
12th February 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 12 February 2013
8th February 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 7 February 2013
7th February 2013
Committee stage: 11th sitting (Commons)
7th February 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 February 2013
6th February 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 5 February 2013
6th February 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 5 February 2013
6th February 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 6 (PDF, 67KB)
5th February 2013
Committee stage: 9th sitting (Commons)
5th February 2013
Committee stage: 10th sitting (Commons)
5th February 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 5 February 2013
4th February 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 68KB)
1st February 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 January 2013
1st February 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 31 January 2013
31st January 2013
Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)
31st January 2013
Committee stage: 8th sitting (Commons)
31st January 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 30 January 2013
31st January 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 68KB)
30th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Home Office (C&C09)
30th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Ministry of Justice (C&C08)
30th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Ministry of Justice (C&C07)
30th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Ministry of Justice (C&C06)
30th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Ismail Bhamjee (C&C05)
30th January 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 29 January 2013
30th January 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 29 January 2013
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by Home Office supplementary evidence (C&C17) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by Home Office supplementary evidence (C&C16) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by Home Office supplementary evidence (C&C15) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by Christopher Valaitis (C&C12) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by The Howard League for Penal Reform (C&C14) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by Criminal Justice Alliance (C&C13) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by National Council of Women of Great Britain Trust (C&C11) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stageAssociated Memoranda submitted by Prison Reform Trust (C&C10) (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stage: 6th sitting (Commons)
29th January 2013
Committee stage: 5th sitting (Commons)
29th January 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 January 2013
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Home Office supplementary evidence (C&C16)
29th January 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 69KB)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Prison Reform Trust (C&C10)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by National Council of Women of Great Britain Trust (C&C11)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Christopher Valaitis (C&C12)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Criminal Justice Alliance (C&C13)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by The Howard League for Penal Reform (C&C14)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Home Office supplementary evidence (C&C17)
29th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Home Office supplementary evidence (C&C15)
28th January 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 25 January 2013
25th January 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 24 January 2013
25th January 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 24 January 2013
25th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Robert Wyllie (C&C04)
25th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by the Ministry of Justice (C&C03)
25th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by the Law Society of England and Wales (C&C02)
25th January 2013
Written evidence
Associated Memoranda submitted by Caritas Social Action Network (C&C01)
24th January 2013
Committee stage: 4th sitting (Commons)
24th January 2013
Committee stage: 3rd sitting (Commons)
24th January 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 69KB)
24th January 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 January 2013
23rd January 2013
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 January 2013
22nd January 2013
Committee stage: 2nd sitting (Commons)
22nd January 2013
Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)
22nd January 2013
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 January 2013
21st January 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 18 January 2013
21st January 2013
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 70KB)
18th January 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 17 January 2013
17th January 2013
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 16 January 2013
14th January 2013
2nd reading (Commons)
14th January 2013
Ways and Means resolution
14th January 2013
Money resolution
14th January 2013
Programme motion
20th December 2012
Bills
Bill 115 2012-13 (as Brought from the Lords)
20th December 2012
Explanatory Notes
Bill 115 EN 2012-13
20th December 2012
Impact Assessments
Overarching Impact Assessment (MoJ provisions) (PDF, 866KB)
19th December 2012
1st reading (Commons)
18th December 2012
3rd reading (Lords)
18th December 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 17 December 2012
18th December 2012
Impact Assessments
Overarching Impact Assessment (Parts 1 and 3) (PDF, 3MB)
17th December 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading as at 14 December 2012
13th December 2012
Bills
HL Bill 70 2012-13 (as amended on Report)
12th December 2012
Report stage:Report: 4th sitting (Lords)
12th December 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List] as at 11 December 2012
11th December 2012
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 10 December 2012
10th December 2012
Report stage:Report: 3rd sitting (Lords)
10th December 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 7 December 2012
7th December 2012
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 6 December 2012
6th December 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Revised Second Marshalled List) as at 5 December 2012
5th December 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Revised Second Marshalled List) as at 4 December 2012
4th December 2012
Report stage:Report: 2nd sitting (Lords)
4th December 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 3 December 2012
3rd December 2012
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 30 November 2012
29th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List) as at 29 November 2012
28th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List) as at 27 November 2012
27th November 2012
Report stage:Report: 1st sitting (Lords)
27th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report (Supplementary to the Marshalled List) as at 26 November 2012
24th November 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report as at 23 November 2012
23rd November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 22 November 2012
21st November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report as at 20 November 2012
13th November 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 8th sitting (Lords)
13th November 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee (on recommitment) as at 12 November 2012
12th November 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee (on recommitment) as at 9 November 2012
9th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee (on recommitment) as at 8 November 2012
9th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 8 November 2012
8th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee (on recommitment) as at 7 November 2012
7th November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee (on recommitment) as at 6 November 2012
1st November 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report as at 31 October 2012
31st October 2012
Bills
HL Bill 49 2012-13 (as amended in Committee)
30th October 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 7th sitting (Lords)
29th October 2012
Amendment papers
Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 26 October 2012
26th October 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee of the Whole House (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List) as at 25 October 2012
24th October 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 23 October 2012
4th July 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 6th sitting (Lords)
4th July 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 3 July 2012
3rd July 2012
Amendment papers
Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 2 July 2012
2nd July 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 5th sitting (Lords)
29th June 2012
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 28 June 2012
28th June 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Revised Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 27 June 2012
27th June 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 4th sitting (Lords)
27th June 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 26 June 2012
26th June 2012
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 25 June 2012
25th June 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 3rd sitting (Lords)
25th June 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 22 June 2012
22nd June 2012
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 21 June 2012
21st June 2012
Amendment papers
Supplementary to the Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 20 June 2012
20th June 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 2nd sitting (Lords)
20th June 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 19 June 2012
19th June 2012
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the Whole House as at 18 June 2012
18th June 2012
Committee stage:Committee: 1st sitting (Lords)
18th June 2012
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the whole House as at 15 June 2012
15th June 2012
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee of the whole House as at 14 June 2012
14th June 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 13 June 2012
13th June 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 12 June 2012
12th June 2012
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee as at 11 June 2012
30th May 2012
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee as at 29 May 2012
28th May 2012
2nd reading (Lords)
15th May 2012
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill EN 4 2012-13
11th May 2012
Bills
HL Bill 4 2012-13 (as introduced)
10th May 2012
1st reading (Lords)
26th April 2012
Impact Assessments
Overarching Impact Assessment (PDF, 276KB)
12th April 2012
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment - Parts 1 and 3 (PDF, 308KB)