Registration of Death (Religion) Bill 2024-26
make provision about the collection of religious information of the deceased where the death has been registered; to make provision for religious data to be provided on a voluntary basis; and for connected purposes.
Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)
The Registration of Death (Religion) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Preet Kaur Gill.
Is this Bill currently before Parliament?Yes. This Bill was introduced on 29 October 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 (Preet Kaur Gill), 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
Next Event: Friday 17th January 2025 - 2nd reading
Order Paper number: 16
(Unlikely to be Debated - would require unanimous consent to progress)
Last Event: Tuesday 29th October 2024 - 1st reading (Commons)
Bill Progession through Parliament