Psychoactive Substances Act 2016
Government Bill
(Home Office)
What is this Bill?
The Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 28 May 2015 and became an Act of Parliament on 28 January 2016.
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
15th June 2016
Will write letters
Letter dated 15/06/2015 from Lord Bates to Lord Rosser regarding points raised during the second reading, addressing the role of the ACMD, EU law, prisons, and medicinal use of cannabis (PDF, 3MB)
1st February 2016
Act of Parliament
Psychoactive Substances Act 2016 c.2
28th January 2016
Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) (Commons)
28th January 2016
Royal Assent (Hansard) (Commons)
26th January 2016
Ping Pong (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
26th January 2016
Ping Pong (Hansard): House of Lords
21st January 2016
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 88-EN
20th January 2016
3rd reading: House of Commons
20th January 2016
Report stage: House of Commons
20th January 2016
Bills
HL Bill 88 2015-16 (Commons Amendments)
20th January 2016
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 20 January 2016
19th January 2016
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 329KB)
19th January 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 18 January 2016
18th January 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 15 January 2016
15th January 2016
Briefing papers
Committee Stage Report
15th January 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 14 January 2016
14th January 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 13 January 2016
13th January 2016
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 12 January 2016
16th December 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 15 December 2015
17th November 2015
Will write letters
Letter from Mike Penning MP to Lyn Brown MP and others regarding points raised during the Committee stage of the Psychoactive Substances Bill on 29 Oct 2015 (PDF, 750KB)
6th November 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: consolidated pdf version (PDF, 2MB)
30th October 2015
Bills
Bill 88 2015-16 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
30th October 2015
Tracked changes versions of Bills: Commons
Version of the bill showing changes made in committee (PDF, 523KB)
29th October 2015
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims, Home Office - further submission (PSB22a) (PDF, 60KB)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Release and Transform (PSB20)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Release and Transform: Appendix A (PSB20a)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Release and Transform: Appendix B (PSB20b)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) (PSB21)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims, Home Office - further submission (PSB22b) (PDF, 171KB)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims, Home Office - further submission (PSB22d) (PDF, 231KB)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims, Home Office - further submission (PSB22c) (PDF, 186KB)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Royal Society for Public Health (PSB23)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Addaction (PSB24)
29th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Beckley Foundation (PSB25)
29th October 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 29 October 2015
28th October 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 2 (PDF, 183KB)
28th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2015
27th October 2015
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
27th October 2015
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims, Home Office - further submission (PSB08)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) (PSB09)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Daryl Sullivan (PSB10)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: KTR Environmental Solutions Ltd (PSB11)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Danny Diskin, Inter Faith Alliance UK (PSB12)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Sandra Heyward JP, Cornwall Councillor for the Gover Division (PSB13)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: International Center for Ethnobotanical Education, Research & Service (ICEERS Foundation) (PSB14)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Hampshire County Council Trading Standards Service (PSB15)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Drugs, Alcohol and Justice Cross-Party Parliamentary Group (PSB16)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr Ornella Corazza and Dr Andres Roman Urrestarazu (PSB17)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Mr Joseph Woollen (PSB18)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Law Society of Scotland (PSB19)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: DrugScience (PSB03)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Simon Topham, Chief Executive, Millivres Prowler Group (PSB06)
27th October 2015
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 27 October 2015
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Children's Society (PSB01)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Lyndon Sheppard (PSB02)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: John Martin BA MSc, Substance Misuse Project Worker, Fife (PSB05)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Rt Hon Mike Penning MP, Minister for Policing, Crime, Criminal Justice and Victims, Home Office (PSB07)
27th October 2015
Written evidence
Written Evidence: The Psychedelic Society (PSB04)
26th October 2015
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 185KB)
26th October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 23 October 2015
23rd October 2015
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 20 October 2015
21st October 2015
Press notices
Have your say on the Psychoactive Substances Bill
19th October 2015
2nd reading: House of Commons
19th October 2015
Programme motion: House of Commons
22nd July 2015
Bills
Bill 63 2015-16 (as brought from the Lords)
22nd July 2015
Explanatory Notes
Bill 63 EN 2015-16
21st July 2015
1st reading: House of Commons
20th July 2015
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
20th July 2015
3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
16th July 2015
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Third Reading
14th July 2015
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
14th July 2015
Report stage (Hansard): House of Lords
14th July 2015
Bills
HL Bill 57 2015-16 [as amended on Report]
13th July 2015
Amendment papers
Revised Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
10th July 2015
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved on Report
9th July 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
8th July 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved on Report
7th July 2015
Amendment papers
Amendment to be moved on Report
30th June 2015
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
30th June 2015
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
30th June 2015
Bills
HL Bill 53 2015-16 [as amended in Committee]
26th June 2015
Amendment papers
Second Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
24th June 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
23rd June 2015
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
23rd June 2015
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
22nd June 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee [Supplementary to the Marshalled List]
19th June 2015
Amendment papers
Marshalled List of Amendments to be moved in Committee
18th June 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
17th June 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
11th June 2015
Amendment papers
Amendments to be moved in Committee
9th June 2015
2nd reading: House of Lords
28th May 2015
1st reading: House of Lords
28th May 2015
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 002-EN 2015-16
28th May 2015
Bills
HL Bill 002 2015-16, as introduced