The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress. increase the maximum penalty for causing death by driving whilst disqualified to fourteen years and an unlimited fine.
The Causing Death by Driving Whilst Disqualified Bill was a Presentation Bill tabled by Rehman Chishti.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2013-14 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Rehman Chishti), 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?No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.
Would you like to know more?See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Monday 2nd December 2013 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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