Welfare Reform Bill

Bill Number: Bill 13/11-15

Bill Type: Executive

Bill Sponsor: Minister for Social Development

The Welfare Reform Bill is:

A Bill to make provision for universal credit and personal independence payment; to make other provision about social security; to make provision about child support maintenance and the use of jobcentres; and for connected purposes.

Bill Stage	Date Completed / Status	All Associated documents and links
First Stage	1 October 2012	Bill as Introduced (HTM) (PDF) Explanatory & Financial Memorandum as Introduced (HTM) (PDF) Official Report - 1 October 2012
Second Stage	9 October 2012	Official Report - 9 October 2012 Official Report - 9 October 2012 (continued)
Committee Stage	14 February 2013	Official Report - 20 November 2012 (Establishment of Ad Hoc Committee on Conformity with Equality Requirements) Committee report on the Welfare Reform Bill
Consideration Stage	10 and 11 February 2015	Notice of Amendments - 8 April 2013 Notice of Amendments - 10 April 2013 Notice of Amendments - 23 April 2013 Notice of Amendments - 22 May 2013 Notice of Withdrawal of Amendments - 2 February 2015 Notice of Amendments - 2 February 2015 Notice of Withdrawal of Amendments - 4 February 2015 Notice of Withdrawal of Amendments - 5 February 2015 Notice of Amendments - 5 February 2015 Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 5 February 2015 Grouping List of Amendments - 5 February 2015 Official Report - 10 February 2015 Official Report - 11 February 2015 Bill as Amended at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF) Explanatory and Financial Memorandum as Ameded at Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)
Further Consideration Stage	24 February 2015	Notice of Amendments - 18 February 2015 Notice of Amendments - 19 February 2015 Marshalled List of Amendments - 19 February 2015 Grouping List of Amendments - 19 February 2015 Annotated Marshalled List of Amendments - 24 February 2015 Official Report - 24 February 2015 Bill as Amended at Further Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)   Explanatory and Financial Memorandum as Amended at Further Consideration Stage (HTM) (PDF)
Final Stage	Bill failed to pass Final Stage 26 May 2015	Official Report - 9 March 2015
Royal Assent