Coverage Check — Courts and Tribunals Bill
Audit of public-source material that may be missing from this policy thread.
Likely missing — should be added
14 itemsThe First Sitting of the Public Bill Committee (oral evidence day) is a core parliamentary proceeding directly on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the first committee sitting (oral evidence session, 25 March 2026) which is not currently listed.
"The Public Bill Committee met for the first time on Wednesday 25 March 2026 to scrutinise the Courts and Tribunals Bill, including oral evidence sessions."
The Second Sitting (afternoon oral evidence, 25 March 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the second committee sitting (afternoon oral evidence, 25 March 2026) which is not currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Second sitting) on Wednesday 25 March 2026, the afternoon oral evidence session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Third Sitting (morning, 14 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill; only the Fourth Sitting for that date is in the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the morning (third) sitting of 14 April 2026 which is absent while only the afternoon (fourth) sitting is currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Third sitting) on Tuesday 14 April 2026, morning session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Fifth Sitting (morning, 16 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the fifth committee sitting (morning, 16 April 2026) which is not currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fifth sitting) on Thursday 16 April 2026, morning session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Sixth Sitting (afternoon, 16 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the sixth committee sitting (afternoon, 16 April 2026) which is not currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Sixth sitting) on Thursday 16 April 2026, afternoon session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Seventh Sitting (morning, 21 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the seventh committee sitting (morning, 21 April 2026) which is not currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Seventh sitting) on Tuesday 21 April 2026, morning session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Eighth Sitting (afternoon, 21 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the eighth committee sitting (afternoon, 21 April 2026) which is not currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Eighth sitting) on Tuesday 21 April 2026, afternoon session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Ninth Sitting (morning, 23 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill; only the Tenth Sitting for that date is currently in the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the morning (ninth) sitting of 23 April 2026 which is absent while only the afternoon (tenth) sitting is currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Ninth sitting) on Thursday 23 April 2026, morning session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Tenth Sitting (afternoon, 23 April 2026) is a direct parliamentary proceeding on this bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Hansard record of the tenth committee sitting (afternoon, 23 April 2026) which is not currently listed.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Tenth sitting) on Thursday 23 April 2026, afternoon session of the Public Bill Committee."
The Justice Committee's formal legislative scrutiny inquiry page is the canonical record of the committee's pre-legislative scrutiny work on this Bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Justice Committee inquiry landing page, which is the primary record of the committee's scrutiny activity separate from the Public Bill Committee.
"The Justice Committee has issued a call for evidence to inform its scrutiny of the Courts and Tribunals Bill; the deadline for submissions was Wednesday 11 March 2026."
The Justice Committee's formal call-for-evidence announcement is a distinct parliamentary event (pre-legislative scrutiny) not captured on the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Justice Committee's call-for-evidence news item, which is the formal launch of the committee's scrutiny process separate from the Public Bill Committee call already on the thread.
"The Justice Committee has issued a call for evidence to inform its scrutiny of the Courts and Tribunals Bill, with a deadline of 5pm on Wednesday 11 March 2026."
The Justice Committee's oral evidence session (17 March 2026) is a formal parliamentary scrutiny event on this Bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the Justice Committee oral evidence session of 17 March 2026, which is a separate scrutiny body from the Public Bill Committee and not currently on the thread.
"At 2:30pm: Oral evidence — Justice Committee inquiry into the Courts and Tribunals Bill, with witnesses including the Victims' Commissioner and representatives from the Law Society and CPS."
The official Parliament Bills page is the canonical tracker for the Bill's progress and is absent from the thread as a standalone event.
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What it adds: Adds the Parliament Bills landing page (bills.parliament.uk/bills/4083) which is the primary public-facing tracker for the Bill's stage and publications.
"Current version of the Courts and Tribunals Bill with latest news, sponsors, and progress through Houses; last updated 30 April 2026."
The government's criminal court reform impacts factsheet (updated 9 March 2026) is a key supporting document for the Bill and is absent from the thread.
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What it adds: Adds the government's factsheet on criminal court reform impacts, which was updated after introduction and is not currently listed as a thread event.
"Criminal court reform: Impacts factsheet updated to include caseload impacts of investment and efficiency combined, published alongside the Courts and Tribunals Bill."
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5 itemsThis Justice Committee session explicitly covers criminal court reform (the subject of the Bill) and MoJ performance, but is a broader MoJ accountability session rather than direct Bill scrutiny.
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What it adds: Adds a Justice Committee session on MoJ performance and criminal court reform that overlaps with the Bill's subject matter but is not a direct Bill proceeding.
"The session will consider the MoJ's performance, reform of the Criminal Courts and the HMCTS digital Reform Programme, with MPs questioning senior MoJ officials."
CTB36 would be a written evidence submission to the Public Bill Committee in the same series as CTB37–CTB43 already on the thread, but the specific submitter and content could not be confirmed from search results.
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What it adds: Would fill a gap in the written evidence series (CTB36 is absent while CTB37–CTB43 are present), but content/submitter not confirmed.
"Written evidence submitted to the Courts and Tribunals Public Bill Committee, document CTB36, published on the Parliament website."
CTB35 would be a written evidence submission in the same series as CTB37–CTB43 already on the thread, but the specific submitter and content could not be confirmed from search results.
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What it adds: Would fill a gap in the written evidence series (CTB35 is absent while CTB37–CTB43 are present), but content/submitter not confirmed.
"Written evidence submitted to the Courts and Tribunals Public Bill Committee, document CTB35, in the same series as other written evidence already on the thread."
CTB34 would be a written evidence submission in the same series as CTB37–CTB43 already on the thread, but the specific submitter and content could not be confirmed from search results.
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What it adds: Would fill a gap in the written evidence series (CTB34 is absent while CTB37–CTB43 are present), but content/submitter not confirmed.
"Written evidence submitted to the Courts and Tribunals Public Bill Committee, document CTB34, in the same series as other written evidence already on the thread."
CTB27 would be a written evidence submission in the same series as CTB25 and CTB26 already on the thread, but the specific submitter and content could not be confirmed from search results.
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What it adds: Would fill a gap in the written evidence series (CTB27 is absent while CTB25 and CTB26 are present), but content/submitter not confirmed.
"Written evidence submitted to the Courts and Tribunals Public Bill Committee, document CTB27, in the same series as CTB25 and CTB26 already on the thread."
Already covered in this thread
6 itemsThis URL appears in the source URLs already cited list for the thread.
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What it adds: Already covered — URL is in the existing source list.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill (Fourth sitting) on Tuesday 14 April 2026, Public Bill Committee line-by-line scrutiny."
The House of Commons Library briefing paper is a standard research document produced for every Government Bill and is directly referenced in the call-for-evidence page already on the thread, yet is itself absent.
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What it adds: Adds the primary parliamentary research briefing (CBP-10515) summarising the Bill's provisions, controversy and background, which is not currently on the thread.
"The Courts and Tribunals Bill 2024-26 was introduced in the House of Commons on 25 February 2026; the bill's second reading is scheduled for 10 March 2026."
The GOV.UK landing page for the Bill is the primary government publication hub and is absent from the thread despite being the canonical source for the factsheet and other supporting documents.
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What it adds: Adds the GOV.UK publication page which hosts the government factsheet and impact updates not otherwise captured as a single thread event.
"The government has introduced the Courts and Tribunals Bill to Parliament today (25 February 2026), published 25 February 2026, last updated 9 March 2026."
This URL is already present in the source URLs list for the thread.
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What it adds: Already covered — URL is in the existing source list.
"Hansard record of the Courts and Tribunals Bill proceedings on 19 March 2026 in the House of Commons."
This Lords Library briefing confirms the Bill is being carried over to the next session and discusses its status, but is primarily a King's Speech preview rather than a direct Bill document.
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What it adds: Adds context about the Bill's carry-over to the next parliamentary session, which is not captured elsewhere on the thread.
"The Courts and Tribunals Bill would reform the criminal courts and tribunals system in England and Wales; both bills have completed their committee stage in the House of Commons."
CTB38 is already on the thread via the bills-api.parliament.uk URL.
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What it adds: Already covered — CTB38 is listed on the thread (different URL format but same document).
"Supplementary submissions and observations from the Bar Council, Criminal Bar Association and Circuit Leaders submitted to the Courts and Tribunals Public Bill Committee (CTB38)."
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