Criminal Cases Review Commission (Supplementary Powers) Bill 2015-16
amend the Criminal Appeal Act 1995 to make provision about supplementary powers for the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) to secure information from public bodies; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Criminal Cases Review Commission (Supplementary Powers) Bill was a Presentation Bill tabled by Andy McDonald.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2015-16 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Andy McDonald), 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: Thursday 16th July 2015 - 1st reading: House of Commons
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