Sentencing Escalator Bill 2013-14
provide that a criminal reconvicted for an offence on a second or further occasion receives a longer sentence than for the first such offence.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Sentencing Escalator Bill was a Presentation Bill tabled by Philip Hollobone.
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 (Philip Hollobone), 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
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Monday 24th June 2013 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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