Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015
To make provision about how offenders are dealt with before and after conviction; to amend the offence of possession of extreme pornographic images; to make provision about the proceedings and powers of courts and tribunals; to make provision about judicial review; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Ministry of Justice)
What is this Bill?
The Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 24 February 2014 and became an Act of Parliament on 12 February 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
Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Initial Library Notes 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
21/01/2015
Impact Assessment
15/10/2014
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
16th February 2015
Act of Parliament
Criminal Justice and Courts Act 2015 c.2
12th February 2015
Royal Assent (Commons)
21st January 2015
Ping Pong: House of Lords
21st January 2015
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Motions to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments
16th January 2015
Amendment papers
Motions to be moved on consideration of Commons Amendments
14th January 2015
Bills
HL Bill 82 2014-15 Commons Insistence, Disagreement and Amendments in Lieu
14th January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Message as at 13 January 2015
13th January 2015
Ping Pong: House of Commons
13th January 2015
Carry-over motion: House of Commons
13th January 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Message as at 13 January 2015
13th January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 82KB)
10th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 9 January 2015
9th January 2015
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 9 January 2015 (PDF, 21KB)
9th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 January 2014
11th December 2014
Bills
Bill 136 2014-15, Lords Insistence and Reasons, Lords Non-Insistence and Amendment in Lieu of those Amendments
9th December 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Motions to be moved on consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments (PDF, 162KB)
5th December 2014
Amendment papers
Motions and Amendments to be moved on consideration of Commons Reasons and Amendments in lieu
2nd December 2014
Bills
HL Bill 65 2014-15 Commons Disagreements, Reasons and Amendments in Lieu
2nd December 2014
Library Notes
Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 1 December 2014
1st December 2014
Programme motion: House of Commons
1st December 2014
Library Notes
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 148KB)
29th November 2014
Amendment papers
Consideration of Lords Amendments for 1 December 2014
28th November 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 27 November 2014
27th November 2014
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on Lords Amendments
12th November 2014
Bills
Bill 120 2014-15, Lords Amendments to the Bill
12th November 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 120-EN 2014-15, Explanatory Notes on Lords Amendments
10th November 2014
3rd reading: House of Lords
8th November 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
6th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading
4th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
30th October 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Faulks to Lord Beecham regarding prohibiting the offer of inducements in personal injury claims (PDF, 28KB)
29th October 2014
Bills
HL Bill 49 2014-15, as amended on Report
27th October 2014
Report: 3rd sitting: House of Lords
24th October 2014
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
22nd October 2014
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
22nd October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
21st October 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
20th October 2014
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
18th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
17th October 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
16th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
15th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
15th October 2014
Impact Assessments
Recall Adjudicator for recalled determinate sentence prisoners (PDF, 73KB)
14th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
11th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
10th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
9th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
8th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
2nd October 2014
Impact Assessments
Prohibit the offering of inducements or similar rewards as an encouragement to make a personal injury compensation claim (PDF, 400KB)
1st October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
19th August 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
5th August 2014
Impact Assessments
Routes of Appeal in the Court of Protection (PDF, 64KB)
1st August 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
31st July 2014
Bills
HL Bill 43 2014-15 (as amended in Committee)
30th July 2014
Committee: 5th sitting: House of Lords
29th July 2014
Amendment papers
Fifth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
29th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Faulks to Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede regarding Criminal Justice and Courts Bill - electronic tags and criminal courts charging. (PDF, 27KB)
29th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Faulks to Earl Listowel regarding House of Lords Committee debate on Criminal Justice and Courts Bill: local authority accommodation for 17 year olds (PDF, 21KB)
29th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Faulks to Lord Marks of Henley-on-Thames regarding Criminal Justice and Courts Bill - compulsory electronic monitoring provision. (PDF, 24KB)
28th July 2014
Committee: 4th sitting: House of Lords
25th July 2014
Amendment papers
Fourth Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
23rd July 2014
Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords
23rd July 2014
Amendment papers
Revised Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
22nd July 2014
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
21st July 2014
Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
18th July 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
17th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
16th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
15th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
14th July 2014
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords
11th July 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
10th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
9th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee
8th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
4th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee
3rd July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
30th June 2014
2nd reading: House of Lords
25th June 2014
Briefing papers
Library Note 2014/022
19th June 2014
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 30-EN 2014-15
19th June 2014
Bills
HL Bill 30 2014-15, as brought from the Commons
18th June 2014
1st reading: House of Lords
18th June 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 17 May 2014
18th June 2014
Impact Assessments
Causing death or serious injury by driving while disqualified (PDF, 117KB)
18th June 2014
Impact Assessments
Reforms to Judicial Review: Permission filters for statutory challenges; harmonisation of time periods for challenges; and harmonising procedures for challenges to costs awards (PDF, 123KB)
18th June 2014
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment (updated) (PDF, 134KB)
18th June 2014
Impact Assessments
Dismissal of personal injury claims involving fundamental dishonesty (PDF, 93KB)
18th June 2014
Impact Assessments
Making the offence in section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988 a triable either-way offence (PDF, 84KB)
17th June 2014
3rd reading: House of Commons
17th June 2014
Report stage: House of Commons
17th June 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (Second Day) (PDF, 138KB)
17th June 2014
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 17 June 2014
13th June 2014
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 13 June 2014 (PDF, 79KB)
13th June 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 12 June 2014
13th June 2014
Impact Assessments
New offence of police corruption (PDF, 97KB)
11th June 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 10 June 2014
10th June 2014
Impact Assessments
Criminal offence of ill-treatment or wilful neglect (PDF, 169KB)
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
Bills
Bill 004 2014-15, as introduced
5th June 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 004-EN 2014-15
15th May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 14 May 2014
13th May 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 12 May 2014
12th May 2014
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill as at 12 May 2014
12th May 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (First Day) (PDF, 189KB)
9th May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 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
2nd May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 1 May 2014
1st May 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 30 April 2014
4th April 2014
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 817KB)
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version (PDF, 2MB)
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Mrs Sue Braithwaite and Mrs Mandy Stock CJC 44
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Terence Ewing CJC 43
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: BBC, Guardian News & Media Limited, Independent Print Limited, Express Newspapers, ITN, Channel 4 Television Corporation, Telegraph Media Group Limited, Associated Newspapers Limited and Times Newspapers Limited CJC 42
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: BritCits CJC 41
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Criminal Bar Association CJC 40
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Law Society, supplementary evidence CJC 39
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Jamie Grace CJC 38
2nd April 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Bar Council, supplementary evidence CJC 37
2nd April 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 1 April 2014
2nd April 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 1 April 2014
2nd April 2014
Bills
Bill 192 2013-14, as amended in Public Bill Committee
1st April 2014
Committee Debate: 13th sitting: House of Commons
1st April 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 1 April 2014
28th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 27 March 2014
28th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Richard Taylor CJC 33
28th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr Mark Coen, Durham Law School CJC 34
28th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL) CJC 35
28th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: RSPB and Friends of the Earth CJC 36
27th March 2014
Committee Debate: 12th sitting: House of Commons
27th March 2014
Committee Debate: 11th sitting: House of Commons
27th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 27 March 2014
26th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 25 March 2014
26th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 63KB)
25th March 2014
Committee Debate: 9th sitting: House of Commons
25th March 2014
Committee Debate: 10th sitting: House of Commons
25th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Equality and Diversity Forum CJC 28
25th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Ismail Abdulhai Bhamjee CJC 29
25th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Steve Symonds CJC 30
25th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Immigration Law Practitioners’ Association CJC 31
25th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Medical Justice CJC 32
25th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 25 March 2014
24th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 69KB)
21st March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 20 March 2014
21st March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 20 March 2014
20th March 2014
Committee Debate: 8th sitting: House of Commons
20th March 2014
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
20th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 20 March 2014
20th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: JUSTICE - supplementary CJC 27
20th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: JUSTICE CJC 26
20th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Campaign Against Censorship CJC 25
20th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Newspaper Society CJC 24
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Liberty, further evidence CJC 23
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Liberty CJC 22
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Public Law Project CJC 21
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Magistrates’ Association CJC 20
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Bail for Immigration Detainees CJC 19
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Criminal Justice Alliance CJC 18
19th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Martin Westgate QC CJC 17
19th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 9KB)
19th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments given on 18 March 2014
19th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 18 March 2014
18th March 2014
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
18th March 2014
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
18th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 March 2014
17th March 2014
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 13KB)
14th March 2014
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 13 March 2014
14th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 March 2014
13th March 2014
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
13th March 2014
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
13th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Amendments as at 13 March 2014
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Public & Commercial Services Union (PCS) CJC 11
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Asda CJC 16
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rape & Sexual Abuse Support Centre CJC 15
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Law Society CJC 14
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Sex & Censorship campaign CJC 13
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rehman Chishti MP CJC 10
13th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Professor Clare McGlynn and Professor Erika Rackley CJC 12
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Backlash CJC 08
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Nick Armstrong, Matrix Chambers CJC 01
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Howard League for Penal Reform CJC 02
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: UK Lawyers for Israel CJC 03
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: End Violence Against Women Coalition CJC 04
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Prison Reform Trust CJC 05
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Prof Feona Attwood, Emeritus Prof Martin Barker and Prof Clarissa Smith CJC 06
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Bar Council CJC 07
12th March 2014
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Standing Committee for Youth Justice CJC 09
12th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Amendments given on 11 March 2014
12th March 2014
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Proceedings as at 11 March 2014
11th March 2014
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
11th March 2014
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
11th March 2014
Amendment papers
Public Bill Amendments as at 11 March 2014
10th March 2014
Impact Assessments
Restrictions of the use of simple cautions (PDF, 122KB)
26th February 2014
Press notices
Have your say on the Criminal Justice and Courts Bill
24th February 2014
Ways and Means resolution: House of Commons
24th February 2014
Money resolution: House of Commons
24th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Criminal Courts Charge (PDF, 210KB)
5th February 2014
Bills
Bill 169 2013-14 (as introduced)
5th February 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 169 EN 2013-14
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Changes to the framework for the sentencing and release of serious and dangerous sexual and violent offenders (PDF, 82KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Electronic monitoring of whereabouts as a compulsory licence condition (PDF, 79KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Extension to the Extreme Pornography Possession offence at Section 63 Criminal Justice & Immigration Act 2008 (PDF, 78KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Increase in the age limit for jury service in England & Wales (PDF, 230KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Introduction of a new statutory test for release after recall of determinate sentence prisoners (PDF, 59KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Streamlining high-volume, low-level 'regulatory cases' in magistrates' courts (PDF, 93KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
New offence for offenders unlawfully at large following recall (UAL) and increase of maximum sentence for offenders who fail to return from release on temporary licence (ROTL) impact assessment (PDF, 121KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Juror misconduct and strict liability contempt by publication (PDF, 112KB)
5th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment (PDF, 109KB)
4th February 2014
Impact Assessments
Reforms to Judicial Review (Introduction of legislation stage) (PDF, 235KB)
22nd January 2014
Impact Assessments
Reforms to Judicial Review (Final stage) (PDF, 147KB)
17th January 2014
Impact Assessments
Transforming Youth Custody (PDF, 152KB)