Victims and Courts Bill Report Stage: New Clause 12: how MPs voted on 27 October 2025
Division 327, 27 October 2025, 20:39. The Commons Votes API gives 166 Ayes, 322 Noes: majority 156 for the Noes.
The question
New Clause 12
Application of the Victims’ Code in respect of victims of murder, manslaughter or infanticide abroad
“(1) The Victims and Prisoners Act 2024 is amended as follows.
(2) After section 2, insert—
‘2A Application of the victims’ code in respect of victims of murder, manslaughter or infanticide abroad
(1) This section applies in respect of victims as defined under section 1(2)(c) who are a close relative of a British National resident in England and Wales, who was the victim of—
(a) murder;
(b) manslaughter; or
(c) infanticide,
committed outside the UK.
(2) The Secretary of State must by regulations issue an appendix to the victims’ code, setting out how the code applies to victims in the circumstances set out in subsection (1).
(3) The appendix must set out the services to be provided to victims as defined under subsection (1) by those persons based in England and Wales appearing to the Secretary of State to have functions of a public nature relating to—
(a) victims, or
(b) any aspect of the criminal justice system.
(4) The appendix must make provision for services based in England and Wales which reflect the principles that victims require—
(a) information to help them understand the criminal justice process;
(b) access to services within England and Wales which provide them with emotional and practical support (including, where appropriate, specialist services);
(c) in circumstances where the criminal justice process is engaged in England and Wales, the opportunity to make their views heard in the criminal justice process; and
(d) the ability to challenge decisions which have a direct impact on them.
(5) In setting out the services to be provided to victims under this section, the Secretary of State must specify the following:
(a) how such services will be provided with accessible information;
(b) how they access emotional and practical support.’” —(Mr Joshua Reynolds.)
This new clause requires the Secretary of State to create an appendix to the Victims’ Code which outlines how the code applies to victims whose close relative was the victim of murder, manslaughter or infanticide outside the UK.
Brought up, and read the First time.
Question put, That the clause be read a Second time.
As printed in Hansard before the division.
By party
Conservative MPs cast 83 of the 164 named Aye votes; Labour MPs 314 of the 321 named No votes.
| Party | Aye (named) | No (named) |
|---|---|---|
| Labour | 0 | 314 |
| Conservative | 83 | 0 |
| Liberal Democrat | 59 | 0 |
| Independent | 7 | 7 |
| Plaid Cymru | 4 | 0 |
| Democratic Unionist Party | 3 | 0 |
| Green Party | 3 | 0 |
| Reform UK | 3 | 0 |
| Traditional Unionist Voice | 1 | 0 |
| Ulster Unionist Party | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 164 | 321 |
Tellers: Zöe Franklin (Liberal Democrat, Guildford) and Claire Young (Liberal Democrat, Thornbury and Yate) (Ayes); Imogen Walker (Labour, Hamilton and Clyde Valley) and Mark Ferguson (Labour, Gateshead Central and Whickham) (Noes).
How each MP voted
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Sources
- Bill: Victims and Courts Act 2026
- Hansard: Victims and Courts Bill
- Commons division 327
- Commons Votes API: division
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