Bills
← Back

Source: Parliament

UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2020

Children Act 1989 (Amendment) (Female Genital Mutilation) Act 2019

[As Introduced]
A
BILL
to

A Bill to amend the Children Act 1989 to state that proceedings under Section 5A of, and Schedule 2 to, the Female Genital Mutilation Act 2003 are family proceedings

Presented by Lord Berkeley of Knighton
supported by Zac Goldsmith.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLordsRoyal Assent
Official Ballot · opengovt

How would you vote on this bill?

Mark one box with a cross.
You will be asked to sign in before your vote is counted.
Open Govt visitors' votes496 votes
50% Aye · 25050% No · 246

Votes cast on this site by visitors who chose to vote. They are not a poll of the public.

MPs' votePassed without division
No division called, Third Reading carried on the voices.

Sponsored by

LB
Lord Berkeley of Knighton
CrossbenchLife peer

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading20 Nov 2018
  • 2nd reading26 Feb 2019
  • Committee stage5 Mar 2019
  • Report stage11 Mar 2019
  • 3rd reading11 Mar 2019

Lords

  • 1st reading3 Jul 2017
  • 2nd reading20 Jul 2018
  • Committee stage26 Oct 2018
  • Report stage12 Nov 2018
  • 3rd reading19 Nov 2018
Royal Assent15 Mar 2019