Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025: stages, votes and documents
The Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 received Royal Assent on 2 December 2025, 314 days after its first reading in the House of Commons on 22 January 2025. MPs divided on it 6 times between 3 February 2025 and 5 November 2025; the narrowest margin was 153 (Amendment 11).
Stages taken place
16
Commons divisions
6
Documents listed
19
Royal Assent
2 December 2025
What the bill is for
The long title reads:
A Bill to make provision about the prevention of fraud against public authorities and the making of erroneous payments by public authorities; about the recovery of money paid by public authorities as a result of fraud or error; and for connected purposes.
Sponsors
- Liz Kendall (Labour, Commons), Department for Work and Pensions
- Baroness Sherlock (Labour, Lords), Department for Work and Pensions
Stages
| Stage | House | Sittings |
|---|---|---|
| 1st reading | Commons | 22 January 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Commons | 3 February 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 3 February 2025 |
| Money resolution | Commons | 3 February 2025 |
| Committee stage | Commons | 25 February 2025, 27 February 2025, 4 March 2025, 6 March 2025, 11 March 2025, 13 March 2025, 18 March 2025 |
| Report stage | Commons | 29 April 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Commons | 29 April 2025 |
| 1st reading | Lords | 30 April 2025 |
| 2nd reading | Lords | 15 May 2025 |
| Committee stage | Lords | 4 June 2025, 9 June 2025, 11 June 2025, 16 June 2025, 18 June 2025, 25 June 2025 |
| Report stage | Lords | 15 October 2025, 21 October 2025 |
| 3rd reading | Lords | 23 October 2025 |
| Programme motion | Commons | 5 November 2025 |
| Consideration of Lords amendments | Commons | 5 November 2025 |
| Consideration of Commons amendments and / or reasons | Lords | 11 November 2025 |
| Royal Assent | Unassigned | 2 December 2025 |
Commons divisions on this bill
| Date | Division | Ayes | Noes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 February 2025 | Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: Second Reading | 343 | 87 |
| 29 April 2025 | Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 1 | 73 | 255 |
| 29 April 2025 | Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 10 | 101 | 258 |
| 29 April 2025 | Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: New Clause 21 | 95 | 257 |
| 29 April 2025 | Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 11 | 85 | 238 |
| 5 November 2025 | Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 43 | 268 | 80 |
Documents
Act of Parliament
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Act 2025 (c. 28) 2 December 2025
Bill
- Bill 167 2024-25 (as introduced) 22 January 2025
- Bill 204 2024-25 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) 18 March 2025
- 5901096.pdf · 5901096.html · 5901096.xml 30 April 2025
- 5901114.pdf · 5901114.xml · 5901114.html 25 June 2025
- 5901140.pdf · 5901140.xml · 5901140.html 21 October 2025
- Bill 319 2024-26 (Lords Amendments) 27 October 2025
- 5901145.pdf 5 November 2025
Explanatory Notes
- Bill 167 EN 2024-25 22 January 2025
- HL Bill 96 Explanatory Notes · 5901096en.pdf 30 April 2025
- Bill 319 EN 2024-26 (Lords Amendments) 3 November 2025
Impact Assessments
- Impact Assessment from the Department for Work and Pensions 22 January 2025
Delegated Powers Memorandum
- Memorandum from the Department for Work and Pensions to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee 22 January 2025
- 2025-04-30 Delegated Powers Memorandum [PAFER Bill].docx · 2025-04-30 Delegated Powers Memorandum [PAFER Bill].pdf 1 May 2025
- PAFERBillSuppDPM.pdf 13 October 2025
Briefing papers
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25 30 January 2025
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-25: Progress of the Bill 16 April 2025
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill: HL Bill 96 9 May 2025
- Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill 2024-26: Lords amendments 4 November 2025
Official record
Sources
| Record | Read | SHA-256 |
|---|---|---|
| Bills API: bill | 27 October 2026 | cde2c6e27af2d1eb… |
| Bills API: stages | 27 October 2026 | 30f8f2064a10928a… |
| Bills API: publications | 15 October 2026 | bd1c49755a9a4820… |