Consumer Rights Act 2015
Government Bill
What is this Bill?
The Consumer Rights Act 2015 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 28 January 2014 and became an Act of Parliament on 26 March 2015.
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
Sponsor: Baroness Neville-Rolfe (Con)
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers All Bill Debates
This bill has received Royal Assent and has become an Act of Parliament
Bill Progession through Parliament
Latest Key documents
Amendment paper
09/03/2015
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
30th March 2015
Act of Parliament
Consumer Rights Act 2015 c.15
26th March 2015
Royal Assent (Commons)
10th March 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 9 March 2015
9th March 2015
Ping Pong: House of Commons
9th March 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Message as at 9 March 2015 (Revised with Programme Motion)
9th March 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Message (PDF, 82KB)
7th March 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Message as at 9 March 2015
25th February 2015
Bills
Bill 177 2014-15, Lords Non-Insistence and Amendments in Lieu
24th February 2015
Ping Pong: House of Lords
24th February 2015
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Motions to be moved on consideration of Commons Reason
21st February 2015
Amendment papers
Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons Reasons
13th February 2015
Amendment papers
Motion to be moved on consideration of Commons Reasons
14th January 2015
Bills
HL Bill 81 2014-2015, Commons Disagreement and Reason
13th January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 12 January 2015
12th January 2015
Programme motion: House of Commons
12th January 2015
Carry-over motion: House of Commons
12th January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Message (PDF, 144KB)
10th January 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 12 January 2015
9th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 8 January 2015
8th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 January 2015
8th January 2015
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 8 January 2015 (PDF, 104KB)
19th December 2014
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Lords Amendments to the Bill
16th December 2014
Will write letters
Guidance for estate agents: sale by tender/buyer pays fee. (PDF, 812KB)
16th December 2014
Will write letters
Letter on guidance for estate agents: sale by tender/buyer pays fee. (PDF, 781KB)
10th December 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 134-EN 2014-2015, Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments
10th December 2014
Bills
Bill 134 2014-2015, Lords Amendments to the Consumer Rights Bill
8th December 2014
3rd reading: House of Lords
6th December 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
3rd December 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
2nd December 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
27th November 2014
Bills
HL Bill 64 2014-15, as amended on Report
26th November 2014
Report: 3rd sitting: House of Lords
25th November 2014
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
24th November 2014
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
22nd November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
21st November 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
20th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
19th November 2014
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
19th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
18th November 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
14th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
13th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
12th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
10th November 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe to Baroness Hayter of Kentish Town regarding enhanced consumer measures and private actions in competition law (PDF, 55KB)
6th November 2014
Bills
HL Bill 52 2014-15, as amended in Grand Committee
5th November 2014
Committee: 8th sitting: House of Lords
4th November 2014
Amendment papers
Eighth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
3rd November 2014
Committee: 7th sitting: House of Lords
3rd November 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe to Lord Clarke of Hampstead regarding Royal Mail Universal Services (PDF, 104KB)
1st November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List]
31st October 2014
Amendment papers
Seventh Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
29th October 2014
Committee: 6th sitting: House of Lords
29th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List]
28th October 2014
Amendment papers
Sixth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
28th October 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Neville-Rolfe to Lord Stevenson of Balmacara regarding the Grand Committee debate on the Consumer Rights Bill and the enforcement of current legislation on ticket resale (PDF, 58KB)
27th October 2014
Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords
25th October 2014
Amendment papers
Revised Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
24th October 2014
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
23rd October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List]
22nd October 2014
Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords
22nd October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List]
21st October 2014
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
20th October 2014
Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords
17th October 2014
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
16th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
15th October 2014
Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
14th October 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
13th October 2014
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords
11th October 2014
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
10th October 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
9th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
8th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
7th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
30th September 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
16th September 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee
12th September 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
6th August 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee
1st August 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
31st July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
14th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Gardiner of Kimble to Baroness Howe of Idlicote regarding the second reading of the Consumer Rights Bill - financial transaction blocking and child internet safety. (PDF, 545KB)
9th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Grand Committee
5th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Grand Committee
1st July 2014
2nd reading: House of Lords
26th June 2014
Briefing papers
Library Note 2014/023
18th June 2014
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 029-EN 2014-15
18th June 2014
Bills
HL Bill 029 2014-15, as brought from the Commons
17th June 2014
1st reading: House of Lords
17th June 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 16 June 2014
16th June 2014
3rd reading: House of Commons
16th June 2014
Report stage: House of Commons
16th June 2014
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 16 June 2014
16th June 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report: Second Day (PDF, 140KB)
13th June 2014
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 13 June 2014 (PDF, 27KB)
12th June 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 11 June 2014
10th June 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 9 June 2014
9th June 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 6 June 2014
5th June 2014
2nd reading: House of Commons
5th June 2014
1st reading: House of Commons
5th June 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 003-EN 2014-15
5th June 2014
Bills
Bill 003 2014-15, as introduced
14th May 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 13 May 2014
13th May 2014
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 13 May 2014
13th May 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report - First Day (PDF, 141KB)
12th May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 9 May 2014
9th May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 May 2014
8th May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 May 2014
7th May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 6 May 2014
29th April 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 28 April 2014
4th April 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 3 April 2014
20th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 19 March 2014
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Consolidated pdf version (PDF, 2MB)
18th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Financial Services Consumer Panel CR28
18th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 17 March 2014
17th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 14 March 2014
14th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 13 March 2014
14th March 2014
Bills
Bill 180 2013-14, as amended in Public Bill Committee
14th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 March 2014
14th March 2014
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 938KB)
13th March 2014
Committee Debate: 15th sitting: House of Commons
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Energy UK CR27
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Ticketmaster UK Limited CR26
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Scott Mycock and David Weston CR25
13th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 March 2014
12th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 March 2014
12th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 6 (PDF, 8KB)
11th March 2014
Committee Debate: 14th sitting: House of Commons
11th March 2014
Committee Debate: 13th sitting: House of Commons
11th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2014
10th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 March 2014
10th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 5 (PDF, 9KB)
7th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 6 March 2014
7th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 6 March 2014
6th March 2014
Committee Debate: 12th sitting: House of Commons
6th March 2014
Committee Debate: 11th sitting: House of Commons
6th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 6 March 2014
6th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Office of Fair Trading CR24
6th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 60KB)
5th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: David Peacock CR22
5th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Newspaper Society and the Newspaper Publishers Association CR23
5th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 4 March 2014
4th March 2014
Committee Debate: 9th sitting: House of Commons
4th March 2014
Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons
4th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 4 March 2014
3rd March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 12KB)
28th February 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 27 February 2014
28th February 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 27 February 2014
27th February 2014
Committee Debate: 8th sitting: House of Commons
27th February 2014
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
27th February 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 27 February 2014
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Advertising Standards Authority CR13
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Confederation of British Industry CR09
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) CR10
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Mobile Broadband Group CR11
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Bankers' Association (BBA) CR12
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Alan Moss CR14
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: UK Interactive Entertainment CR15
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: National Franchised Dealers Association (NFDA) CR16
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Christopher Burley CR21
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: techUK CR20
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Microsoft Ltd CR19
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform CR18 (PDF, 256KB)
27th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Symantec CR17
26th February 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 14KB)
26th February 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 25 February 2014
25th February 2014
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
25th February 2014
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
25th February 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 February 2014
24th February 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 53KB)
21st February 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 20 February 2014
14th February 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 February 2014
13th February 2014
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
13th February 2014
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
13th February 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 February 2014
12th February 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 February 2014
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Finance and Leasing Association CR06
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Law Commission CR01
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Scottish Law Commission CR02
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Trevor Mayes CR07
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Citizens Advice CR08
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Andrew Tettenborn CR03
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Association of British Insurers CR04
12th February 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Which? CR05
11th February 2014
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
11th February 2014
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
11th February 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 February 2014
10th February 2014
Press notices
Consumer Rights Bill evidence programme announced
31st January 2014
Press notices
Have your say on the Consumer Rights Bill
28th January 2014
Money resolution: House of Commons
23rd January 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 161 EN 2013-14
23rd January 2014
Bills
Bill 161 2013-14 (as introduced)