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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 3153

Public Order Act 2023

[As Introduced]
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BILL
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A Bill to make provision for new offences relating to public order; to make provision about stop and search powers; to make provision about the exercise of police functions relating to public order; to make provision about proceedings by the Secretary of State relating to protest-related activities; to make provision about serious disruption prevention orders; and for connected purposes.

Presented by Priti Patel
supported by Lord Sharpe of Epsom.
✓ Passed into lawPublicCommonsRoyal Assent
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Open Govt visitors' votes524 votes
48% Aye · 25452% No · 270

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MPs' vote517 MPs
55% Ayes · 28345% Noes · 234

Commons division: Public Order Bill: Third Reading, 18 October 2022

Gap between site voters and MPs

7 percentage points, a narrow gap

Outcome mismatch: site voters would block this bill, but MPs passed it in this division.

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Priti Patel
ConservativeWitham

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading11 May 2022
  • 2nd reading23 May 2022
  • Committee stage9 Jun 2022
  • Report stage18 Oct 2022
  • 3rd reading18 Oct 2022

Lords

  • 1st reading19 Oct 2022
  • 2nd reading1 Nov 2022
  • Committee stage16 Nov 2022
  • Report stage30 Jan 2023
  • 3rd reading21 Feb 2023
Royal Assent2 May 2023