Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018
A Bill To make provision about nuclear safeguards; and for connected purposes.
Government Bill
(Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy)
What is this Bill?
The Nuclear Safeguards was a Government Bill that became an Act of Parliament.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill was introduced on 11 October 2017 and became an Act of Parliament on 26 June 2018.
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 Ministerial Extracts from Debates 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
05/06/2018
Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages
17th August 2018
Briefing papers
Briefing Paper on the Bill and Act
26th June 2018
Royal Assent (Hansard) (Commons)
26th June 2018
Royal Assent (Minutes of Proceedings) (Commons)
26th June 2018
Act of Parliament
Nuclear Safeguards Act 2018 (c. 15)
6th June 2018
Ping Pong (Minutes of Preceedings): House of Lords
6th June 2018
Ping Pong (Hansard): House of Lords
5th June 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 103-I Motion for consideration of Commons amendment in lieu (PDF, 67KB)
24th May 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 103(a) Motion for consideration of Commons amendment in lieu (PDF, 43KB)
9th May 2018
Bills
HL Bill 103 Commons amendment in lieu
9th May 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Proceedings on consideration of Lords Amendments as at 8 May 2018
8th May 2018
Ping Pong: House of Commons
8th May 2018
Programme motion: House of Commons
8th May 2018
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration of Lords Amendments (PDF, 450KB)
8th May 2018
Amendment papers
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 8 May 2018
4th May 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 3 May 2018
28th March 2018
Bills
Bill 194 2017-19 (Lords Amendments)
28th March 2018
Explanatory Notes
Bill 194 EN 2017-19
27th March 2018
3rd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
27th March 2018
3rd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
25th March 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 25/03/2018 from Lord Henley to Lord Fox and others regarding the information systems required for the Office for Nuclear Regulation (PDF, 98KB)
21st March 2018
Bills
HL Bill 91 (as amended on Report)
20th March 2018
Report stage (Hansard): House of Lords
20th March 2018
Report stage (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
19th March 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81-R-I(a) Amendment for Report, supplementary to the marshalled list (PDF, 54KB)
16th March 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81-R-I Marshalled list for Report (PDF, 74KB)
13th March 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81-R(a) Amendments for Report (PDF, 56KB)
13th March 2018
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Nuclear Safeguards Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum (PDF, 124KB)
12th March 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 12/03/2018 from Lord Henley regarding the Nuclear Safeguards Bill. (PDF, 100KB)
12th March 2018
Will write letters
Letter dated 12/03/2018 from Lord Henley to Lord Grantchester regarding the costs and funding involved in the establishment of a domestic nuclear safeaguards regime, as discussed during the Committee Stage of the Nuclear Safeguards Bill. 2p. (PDF, 144KB)
1st March 2018
Committee: 2nd sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
1st March 2018
Committee: 2nd sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
27th February 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81-II Second marshalled list for Committee (PDF, 77KB)
22nd February 2018
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard - continued): House of Lords
22nd February 2018
Committee: 1st sitting (Hansard): House of Lords
22nd February 2018
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
22nd February 2018
Committee: 1st sitting (Minutes of Proceedings- continued): House of Lords
20th February 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81-I Marshalled list for Committee (PDF, 86KB)
19th February 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81(d) Amendments for Committee
16th February 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81(c) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 70KB)
14th February 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81(b) Amendments for Committee (PDF, 60KB)
8th February 2018
Amendment papers
HL Bill 81(a) Amendments for Committee
7th February 2018
2nd reading (Hansard): House of Lords
7th February 2018
2nd reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
6th February 2018
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment - Euratom Nuclear Safeguards - 26 January 2018
1st February 2018
Library Notes
Nuclear Safeguards Bill: Briefing for Lords Stages
24th January 2018
1st reading (Hansard): House of Lords
24th January 2018
1st reading (Minutes of Proceedings): House of Lords
24th January 2018
Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 81 Explanatory Notes
24th January 2018
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Nuclear Safeguards Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum (PDF, 335KB)
24th January 2018
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 23 January 2018
24th January 2018
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee Memorandum, 24 January 2018 (PDF, 350KB)
24th January 2018
Bills
HL Bill 81 (as introduced)
23rd January 2018
3rd reading: House of Commons
23rd January 2018
Report stage: House of Commons
23rd January 2018
Amendment papers
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 23 January 2018
23rd January 2018
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration on Report (PDF, 263KB)
22nd January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 19 January 2018
19th January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 18 January 2018
18th January 2018
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 17 January 2018
15th December 2017
Impact Assessments
Impact Assessment from the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (PDF, 602KB)
15th November 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 14 November 2017
15th November 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: EDF Energy (NSB05) (PDF, 140KB)
15th November 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Dr David Lowry, senior research fellow, Institute for Resource and Security Studies, Cambridge (NSB06)
15th November 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
All proceedings up to 14 November 2017 at Public Bill Committee Stage
14th November 2017
Committee Debate: 5th sitting: House of Commons
14th November 2017
Committee Debate: 6th sitting: House of Commons
14th November 2017
Committee Debates: compilation of sittings so far (PDF Version): House of Commons
14th November 2017
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 November 2017
13th November 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in committee: selection 2 (PDF, 181KB)
10th November 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 9 November 2017
3rd November 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 2 November 2017
3rd November 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 2 November 2017
2nd November 2017
Committee Debate: 3rd sitting: House of Commons
2nd November 2017
Committee Debate: 4th sitting: House of Commons
2nd November 2017
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 2 November 2017
1st November 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Prospect Law (NSB04) (PDF, 287KB)
1st November 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 31 October 2017
1st November 2017
Selection of amendments: Commons
Consideration in Committee: Selection 1 (PDF, 179KB)
1st November 2017
Public Bill Committee and report stage proceedings: Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 31 October 2017
1st November 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Nuclear Industry Association (NSB03)
1st November 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Professor R J Barry Jones (NSB02)
1st November 2017
Written evidence
Written Evidence: Prospect (NSB01) (PDF, 202KB)
31st October 2017
Committee Debate: 1st sitting: House of Commons
31st October 2017
Committee Debate: 2nd sitting: House of Commons
31st October 2017
Amendment papers
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 31 October 2017
30th October 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2017
30th October 2017
Press notices
Schedule of meetings (PDF, 215KB)
26th October 2017
Amendment papers
Notices of Amendments as at 25 October 2017
18th October 2017
Press notices
Have your say on the Nuclear Safeguards Bill
16th October 2017
2nd reading: House of Commons
16th October 2017
Money resolution: House of Commons
11th October 2017
1st reading: House of Commons
11th October 2017
Bills
Bill 109 2017-19, as introduced
11th October 2017
Explanatory Notes
Bill 109-EN 2017-19
11th October 2017
Delegated Powers Memoranda
Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee Memorandum (PDF, 350KB)