Magistrates (Retirement Age) Bill 2019-21
amend section 13 of the Courts Act 2003 to change the retirement age for magistrates from 70 to 75; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (under the Ten Minute Rule)
The Magistrates (Retirement Age) was a Ten Minute Rule Bill tabled by Edward Timpson.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2019-21 Session.
Whose idea is this Bill?As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Edward Timpson), not the Government.
What type of Bill is this?A Ten Minute Rule Bill is a process of tabling a bill, where an MP has 10 minutes to advocate for their legislation to the Commons and the Minister responsible.
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: Ten Minute Rule Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill
Supporters: Tracey Crouch (Con), Jeremy Wright (Con), Graham Stringer (Lab), Andy Carter (Con), David Simmonds (Con), Richard Graham (Con), Karen Bradley (Con), Andrew Jones (Con), Shailesh Vara (Con), Ben Everitt (Con)
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Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill
Last Event: Tuesday 7th July 2020 - 1st reading (Commons)
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