Votes · October 2025 · Sentencing Act 2026 · Amendment

Sentencing Bill Committee: Clause 1, as amended, stand part: how MPs voted on 21 October 2025

Division 320, 21 October 2025, 18:11. The Commons Votes API gives 389 Ayes, 102 Noes: majority 287 for the Ayes.

The question

Amendments made: 2, page 2, line 46, at end insert—

“(ea) the offence, or an associated offence, was committed while the offender was subject to a supervision order,”

This amendment makes clear that the presumption to suspend certain sentences under section 264A of the Sentencing Code (inserted by this clause) does not apply to offences (or offences associated with those offences) committed while the offender was subject to a supervision order (as defined by subsection (7) of that section).

Amendment 3, page 3, line 2, after “constituted” insert

“, or occurred in circumstances closely connected with,”.

This amendment provides that the presumption to suspend certain sentences under section 264A of the Sentencing Code (inserted by this clause) does not apply to offences (or offences associated with those offences) committed in circumstances which are closely connected with the breach by the offender of a court order or an order or award in proceedings in respect of a service offence.

Amendment 4, page 5, line 7, at end insert—

“(ea) the offence, or an associated offence, was committed while the offender was subject to a supervision order,”.

This amendment makes clear that the presumption to suspend certain sentences under section 277A of the Sentencing Code (inserted by this clause) does not apply to offences (or offences associated with those offences) committed while the offender was subject to a supervision order (as defined by subsection (8) of that section).

Amendment 5, page 5, line 9, after “constituted” insert

“, or occurred in circumstances closely connected with,”.—(Jake Richards.)

This amendment provides that the presumption to suspend certain sentences under section 277A of the Sentencing Code (inserted by this clause) does not apply to offences (or offences associated with those offences) committed in circumstances which are closely connected with the breach by the offender of a court order or an order or award in proceedings in respect of a service offence.

Question put, That the clause, as amended, stand part of the Bill.

As printed in Hansard before the division.

By party

Labour MPs cast 306 of the 385 named Aye votes; Conservative MPs 89 of the 102 named No votes.

Tellers: Taiwo Owatemi (Labour, Coventry North West) and Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham) (Ayes); David Reed (Conservative, Exmouth and Exeter East) and Jerome Mayhew (Conservative, Broadland and Fakenham) (Noes).

How each MP voted

487 named · CSV

Sources

• Bill: Sentencing Act 2026
• Hansard: Sentencing Bill
• Commons division 320
• Commons Votes API: division 5cacf233ab825a9d 15 October 2026
• Hansard API: division search ac37c3ae6cf70e5b 15 October 2026
• Hansard API: debate e153b9716d7c76d0 15 October 2026

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