Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 88: how MPs voted on 18 June 2025
Division 236, 18 June 2025, 18:26. The Commons Votes API gives 178 Ayes, 313 Noes: majority 135 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 88
Senior manager liability for failure to meet pollution performance commitment levels
“(1) A person (‘P’) commits an offence where—
(a) P is a senior manager of a water or water and sewerage company (‘C’),
(b) C commits an offence under section [Offence of failing to meet pollution performance commitment levels], and
(c) P has failed to take all reasonable steps to prevent that offence being committed by C.
(2) For the purposes of this section—
‘senior manager’ means an individual who plays a significant role in—
(a) the making of decisions about how C’s relevant activities are to be managed or organised, or
(b) the actual managing or organising of C’s relevant activities;
(3) Where P is charged with an offence under this section, it is a defence for P to show that P was a senior manager of C for such a short time during the relevant period that P could not reasonably have been expected to take steps to prevent that offence being committed by C.
(4) Where P is guilty of an offence under this section, P is liable—
(a) on summary conviction, to a fine;
(b) on conviction on indictment, to a fine.”—(Lisa Smart.)
This new clause creates senior manager liability for failure to meet pollution performance commitment levels.
Brought up.
Question put, That the clause be added to the Bill.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 97 of the 177 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 306 of the 313 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 306 |
| Conservative | 97 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 60 | 1 |
| Independent | 8 | 4 |
| Green Party | 4 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 4 | 0 |
| Plaid Cymru | 3 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 0 | 2 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 177 | 313 |
Tellers: Bobby Dean (Liberal Democrat, Carshalton and Wallington) and Mr Will Forster (Liberal Democrat, Woking) (Ayes); Martin McCluskey (Labour, Inverclyde and Renfrewshire West) and Anna McMorrin (Labour, Cardiff North) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Crime and Policing Act 2026
- Hansard: Crime and Policing Bill
- Commons division 236
- Commons Votes API: division
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a70909daf7799dd715 October 2026 - Hansard API: debate
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