Active 15 events
Lifecycle stage Implementation
348 days in stage

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Parliamentary timeline for Courts and Tribunals Bill, session 39 session. Bill type: Government Bill. Current stage: Report stage.


Showing 15 key signals from 119 total
Family
Signal
Year
Body
Role
12 May 2026 | Guidance Ministry of Justice evidence

Practice Direction 12J – Child Arrangements & Contact Orders: Domestic Abuse and Harm

Why linked: Filled the "Family court practice directions and guidance on parental involvement" gap via web research

The primary family court practice direction governing how courts must handle parental involvement in child arrangements cases, including the statutory presumption of parental involvement and its interaction with domestic abuse. Directly relevant to the Courts and Tribunals Bill's Clause 17, …

25 Mar 2026 | Committee stage Ministry of Justice linked

Committee stage

A Bill to Make provision in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption

20 Mar 2026 | Consultation (open) Tribunal Procedure Committee Context · primary home: Tribunal Procedure Rules Amen… linked evidence

Possible amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 in respect of applications for judicial review

Why linked: Filled the "Judicial review and tribunal procedure rules" gap via web research

Seeking views on possible amendments to the Tribunal Procedure (Upper Tribunal) Rules 2008 in respect of applications for judicial review.

19 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Sir Desmond Swayne (New Forest West) (Con): 2. Whether the Attorney General has advised the Lord Chancellor on the potential impact of the Courts and Tribunals Bill on the rule of law. Dr Neil Shastri-Hurst (Solihull West and Shirley) (Con): …

10 Mar 2026 | Bill stage Ministry of Justice linked

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Second Reading Madam Deputy Speaker (Ms Nusrat Ghani): The reasoned amendment in the name of the loyal Opposition has been selected. 13:37:00 The Lord Chancellor and Secretary of State for Justice (Mr David Lammy): I beg to move, That the …

10 Mar 2026 | Second reading Ministry of Justice linked

Second reading

A Bill to Make provision in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption

9 Mar 2026 | Policy paper HM Courts & Tribunals Service Ministry of Justice linked direct

Courts and Tribunals Bill

Why linked: MoJ factsheet identifying the Bill as implementation of Sir Brian Leveson's review — already provided as a foundational document; cited as commentary in key_documents.

The government has introduced the Courts and Tribunals Bill to Parliament today (25 February 2026).

25 Feb 2026 | Bill introduced Ministry of Justice linked

First reading

A Bill to Make provision in relation to criminal courts in England and Wales; to make provision about the leadership of tribunals; to amend section 1 of the Children Act 1989 to remove the presumption

22 Oct 2025 | Policy paper Ministry of Justice evidence

Review of the Presumption of Parental Involvement – Final Report (October 2025)

Why linked: Filled the "Family court practice directions and guidance on parental involvement" gap via web research

The Ministry of Justice's formal review of the statutory presumption of parental involvement in family court proceedings, published October 2025. Its findings directly led to the Courts and Tribunals Bill provision (Clause 17) to repeal the presumption, and it addresses …

30 May 2025 | Statutory Instrument Ministry of Justice evidence

The Tribunal Procedure (Amendment) Rules 2025

Why linked: Filled the "Judicial review and tribunal procedure rules" gap via web research

A statutory instrument made by the Tribunal Procedure Committee amending procedural rules across multiple First-tier Tribunal chambers, coming into force on 30 May 2025. It represents the active secondary legislation stream for tribunal procedure rules running alongside the Courts and …

21 Feb 2024 | Statutory Instrument linked direct

The Crime and Courts Act 2013 (Application and Modification of the Extradition Act 2003) (England and Wales) Order 2024

Why linked: Matched expansion phrase: Crime and Courts Act 2013

Under sections 9(2)(a) and 10(1)(a) of the Crime and Courts Act 2013 (c. 22) the Director General of the National Crime Agency (“NCA”) and other NCA officers, respectively, can be designated as persons having the powers and privileges of a …