New Clause 19 - Justice impact assessment for Wales

Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill – in the House of Commons at 9:00 pm on 5 July 2021.

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  • Division number 40
    A majority of MPs voted not to require assessments of the Bill's impacts on devolved policy and services in Wales.

‘(1) Within six months of the passage of this Act, the Secretary of State must issue a justice impact assessment for any provision of this Act, or regulations made under this Act, which impacts on matters which are devolved to the Welsh Parliament / Senedd Cymru.

(2) The Secretary of State must, within one month of the date on which they are made, issue a justice impact assessment for any regulations made under this Act which are not included in the assessment required under subsection (1) which impact on matters which are devolved to the Welsh Parliament / Senedd Cymru.’—(Hywel Williams.)

This new clause would require the Secretary of State to issue an assessment of the impact of the Bill on devolved policy and services in Wales within six months of it passing, and to issue such an assessment of any further changes to regulations under the Bill within one month of making them.

Brought up.

Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.

Division number 40 Police, Crime, Sentencing and Courts Bill — New Clause 19 — Justice Impact Assessment for Wales

A majority of MPs voted not to require assessments of the Bill's impacts on devolved policy and services in Wales.

Aye: 220 MPs

No: 366 MPs

Aye: A-Z by last name

Tellers

No: A-Z by last name

Tellers

Absent: 60 MPs

Absent: A-Z by last name

The House divided: Ayes 220, Noes 366.

Question accordingly negatived.

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