United Kingdom · Law · Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
Bill 3785
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025
Introduced
16 October 2024
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Status
Royal Assent
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31 October 2025
Summary
A Bill to make provision about absent voting in connection with local government elections in Scotland and Wales, elections to the Scottish Parliament and elections to Senedd Cymru; and for connected purposes.
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Documents
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HL Bill 116 Explanatory Notes
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Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Act 2025 (c. 27)
Act of Parliament · EN · 27 October 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: HL Bill 116 of 2024–25
Briefing papers · EN · 8 August 2025
HL Bill 116 Explanatory Notes
Explanatory Notes · EN · 21 July 2025
HL Bill 116 Explanatory Notes
Explanatory Notes · EN · 21 July 2025
30th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Select Committee report · EN · 18 July 2025
30th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Select Committee report · EN · 18 July 2025
Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
Delegated Powers Memorandum · EN · 11 July 2025
HL Bill 116 (as brought from the Commons)
Bill · EN · 7 July 2025
HL Bill 116 (as brought from the Commons)
Bill · EN · 7 July 2025
HL Bill 116 (as brought from the Commons)
Bill · EN · 7 July 2025
All proceedings up to 4 June 2025 at Report Stage
Bill proceedings: Commons · EN · 4 July 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 4 July 2025 - large print
Amendment Paper · EN · 4 July 2025
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 4 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 4 July 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 3 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 3 July 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 2 July 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 2 July 2025
Legislative Consent Motion agreed by the Scottish Parliament - 26 June 2025
Legislative Consent Motions-devolved legislatures · EN · 26 June 2025
The Absent Voting (Elections in Scotland and Wales) Bill 2024-25
Briefing papers · EN · 24 June 2025
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 11 June
Proceeding · EN · 11 June 2025
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 11 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 11 June 2025
Bill 261 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - xml download
Bill · EN · 11 June 2025
Bill 261 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
Bill · EN · 11 June 2025
Bill 261 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
Bill · EN · 11 June 2025
Chair's provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee
Selection of amendments: Commons · EN · 10 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 10 June 2025
Notices of Amendments as at 1 May 2025
Amendment Paper · EN · 1 May 2025
Bill 023 EN (Large Print)
Explanatory Notes · EN · 10 January 2025
Bill 023 EN 2024-25
Explanatory Notes · EN · 10 January 2025
Bill 023 2024-25 (as introduced) - xml download
Bill · EN · 10 January 2025
Bill 023 2024-25 - large print
Bill · EN · 10 January 2025
Bill 023 2024-25 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 10 January 2025
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/3785
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/3785