Child Criminal Exploitation (No. 2) Bill 2024-26


create an offence of child criminal exploitation; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Child Criminal Exploitation (No. 2) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Victoria Atkins.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

Yes. This Bill was introduced on 06 November 2024 and is currently before Parliament.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Victoria Atkins), 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?

Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Official Bill Page

Next Event: Friday 17th January 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 21
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)

Last Event: Wednesday 6th November 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 20%

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

17th January 2025
2nd reading (Commons)
6th November 2024
1st reading (Commons)