Registers of Births and Deaths Bill 2021-22


make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Registers of Births and Deaths Bill was a Presentation Bill tabled by Saqib Bhatti.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

No. This Bill is not under active consideration by Parliament, as it was introduced during the previous 2021-22 Session.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Saqib Bhatti), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.

So is this going to become a law?

No. This Bill did not complete it's passage before the Session completed and is no longer before Parliament. However, it may have been re-introduced under a similar name in a subsequent Session.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Friday 26th November 2021 - 2nd reading (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons - 40%

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate
06/05/2022
Briefing paper
24/11/2021
Explanatory Note
19/11/2021
Impact Assessment
29/11/2021