Serious Crime Act 2015
Amend the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002, the Computer Misuse Act 1990, Part 4 of the Policing and Crime Act 2009, section 1 of the Children and Young Persons Act 1933, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003, the Prohibition of Female Genital Mutilation (Scotland) Act 2005 and the Terrorism Act 2006; to make provision about involvement in organised crime groups and about serious crime prevention orders; to make provision for the seizure and forfeiture of drug-cutting agents; to create an offence of communicating sexually with a child; to make it an offence to possess an item that contains advice or guidance about committing sexual offences against children; to create an offence in relation to controlling or coercive behaviour in intimate or family relationships; to make it an offence to possess a knife or offensive weapon inside a prison; to make provision for the prevention or restriction of the use of communication devices by persons detained in custodial institutions; to make provision approving for the purposes of section 8 of the European Union Act 2011 certain draft decisions under Article 352 of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union relating to serious crime; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Home Office)
What is this Bill?
The Serious Crime Act 2015 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 5 June 2014 and became an Act of Parliament on 3 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
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
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
9th March 2015
Act of Parliament
Serious Crime Act 2015 c.9
3rd March 2015
Royal Assent (Commons)
2nd March 2015
Ping Pong: House of Lords
28th February 2015
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Consideration of Commons Amendments
25th February 2015
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 96-EN 2014-15
25th February 2015
Bills
HL Bill 96 2014-15, Commons Amendments
24th February 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 23 February 2015
23rd February 2015
3rd reading: House of Commons
23rd February 2015
Report stage: House of Commons
23rd February 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill (unprogrammed) (PDF, 256KB)
23rd February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
Scottish Parliament 20 February 2015 (PDF, 115KB)
23rd February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
Scottish Parliament 20 February 2015 (PDF, 154KB)
23rd February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
Scottish Parliament 20 February 2015 (PDF, 303KB)
23rd February 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report - Selection revised (PDF, 142KB)
21st February 2015
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill amendments as at 23 February 2015
20th February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
National Assembly for Wales - 9 December 2014 (PDF, 928KB)
20th February 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 19 February 2015
20th February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
National Assembly for Wales - 10 February 2015 (PDF, 920KB)
20th February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
Scottish Parliament - 6 January 2015 (PDF, 892KB)
20th February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
National Assembly for Wales - 28 January 2015 (PDF, 687KB)
20th February 2015
Legislative Consent Resolutions
Northern Ireland Assembly - 8 December 2014 (PDF, 276KB)
19th February 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 18 February 2015
18th February 2015
Amendment papers
Provisional Notices of Amendments and Added Names as at 18 February 2015 (PDF, 262KB)
13th February 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 12 February 2015
12th February 2015
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on progress of the Bill
12th February 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 11 February 2015
11th February 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 10 February 2015
6th February 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 5 February 2015
27th January 2015
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 520KB)
23rd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version (PDF, 473KB)
23rd January 2015
Bills
Bill 160 2014-15, as amended in Public Bill Committee
23rd January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 22 January 2015
23rd January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 22 January 2015
22nd January 2015
Committee Debate: 7th sitting: House of Commons
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Medical Association (SC08)
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The City of London Police (SC09)
22nd January 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 22 January 2015
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Mothers’ Union (SC10)
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: LGA and Dexter Dias QC (SC11)
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Ms Vanessa Bettinson (SC12)
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Live Nation (SC13)
22nd January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: International Fund for Animal Welfare (SC14)
22nd January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Cosideration in Committee: Selection 4 (PDF, 64KB)
21st January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 20 January 2015
21st January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Henry Jackson Society (SC07)
20th January 2015
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
20th January 2015
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
20th January 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 20 January 2015
19th January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 3 (PDF, 67KB)
16th January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 January 2015
16th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 15 January 2015
15th January 2015
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
15th January 2015
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
15th January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Action for Children (SC06)
15th January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Barnardo's (SC05)
15th January 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 January 2015
14th January 2015
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 13 January 2015
14th January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 66KB)
13th January 2015
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
13th January 2015
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
13th January 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 January 2015
13th January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Royal College of Nursing (SC04)
13th January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: British Transport Police (SC03)
13th January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Paul West, Jessica de Grazia, David Bethom, and Alistair Richardson (SC02)
13th January 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: NSPCC (SC01)
12th January 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 68KB)
10th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given up to and including 9 January 2015
9th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 8 January 2015
8th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 7 January 2015
7th January 2015
Press notices
Have your say on the Serious Crime Bill
7th January 2015
Impact Assessments
Strengthening the law on domestic abuse (PDF, 1MB)
6th January 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments given on 5 January 2015
5th January 2015
2nd reading: House of Commons
5th January 2015
Programme motion: House of Commons
5th January 2015
Money resolution: House of Commons
10th November 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Baroness Williams of Trafford to Lord Lester of Herne Hill regarding international collaboration to eradicate female genital mutilation (PDF, 573KB)
7th November 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 116-EN 2014-15, Explanatory Notes to the Bill
7th November 2014
Bills
Bill 116 2014-15, as brought from the Lords
6th November 2014
1st reading: House of Commons
5th November 2014
3rd reading: House of Lords
5th November 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
4th November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Third Reading
4th November 2014
Impact Assessments
Overarching impact assessment (updated) (PDF)
1st November 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading
29th October 2014
Bills
HL Bill 50 2014-15, as amended on Report
28th October 2014
Report: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
28th October 2014
Amendment papers
Revised Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
25th October 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
24th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
21st October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
20th October 2014
Impact Assessments
Introduction of new offence of the unauthorised possession of knives and offensive weapons within the prison estate (PDF, 246KB)
16th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
15th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
14th October 2014
Report: 1st sitting: House of Lords
14th October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
11th October 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of 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
3rd October 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
24th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Taylor of Holbeach to Lord Rosser regarding the Serious Crime Bill debate on 15 July and clause 65 (now clause 68) - prosecution for preparation and training abroad for terrorism. (PDF, 899KB)
16th July 2014
Bills
Bill 36 2014-15 (as amended in Committee) (PDF, 372KB)
15th July 2014
Committee: 3rd sitting: House of Lords
15th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List]
14th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Taylor of Holbeach to Lord Rosser regarding Serious Crime Bill: proceeds of crime - co-operation with overseas jurisdictions. (PDF, 752KB)
14th July 2014
Amendment papers
Third Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
11th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
10th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
10th July 2014
Will write letters
Letter from Lord Taylor of Holbeach to Baroness Hamwee regarding the Serious Crime Bill: amendment to clause 14 seized money. (PDF, 487KB)
8th July 2014
Committee: 2nd sitting: House of Lords
8th July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List]
5th July 2014
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
3rd July 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
2nd July 2014
Committee: 1st sitting: House of Lords
1st July 2014
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
28th June 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
27th June 2014
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
24th June 2014
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved in Committee
16th June 2014
2nd reading: House of Lords
6th June 2014
Explanatory Notes
Bill 001-EN 2014-15
6th June 2014
Bills
Bill 001 2014-15, as introduced
5th June 2014
1st reading: House of Lords
3rd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Computer Misuse Act 1990 - aggravated offence (PDF, 763KB)
3rd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Proceeds of Crime Act amendments (PDF, 772KB)
3rd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Extension of ETJ to sections 5 and 6 of the Terrorism Act 2006 (PDF, 1MB)
3rd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Participation in organised crime (PDF, 842KB)
3rd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Improvements to the Serious Crime Prevention Order (PDF, 976KB)
3rd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Overarching impact assessment (PDF, 1MB)
2nd June 2014
Impact Assessments
Amendments to gang injunctions (PDF, 1MB)
11th February 2014
Impact Assessments
New powers to allow law enforcement agencies to seize and detain drug cutting agents (PDF, 1MB)