On 27th June 2023, the House of Lords debated the Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill in the second day of the report stage. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which Bishops took part:
Division 1:
The Bishop of Manchester and the Bishop of London took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Garnier to “remove the exemption for organisations that are not “large organisations” from the failure to prevent [fraud and money laundering] regime so that there are no exemptions, although the statutory defence will apply to all.”
The amendment was agreed. Content: 179 / Not Content: 176
The Bishop of Manchester and the Bishop of London voted Content.
Division 2:
The Bishop of Manchester and the Bishop of London voted in favour of an amendment tabled by Lord Garnier to insert a new clause, Failure to prevent fraud and money laundering, which would hold organisations liable for these failures.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 176 / Not Content: 160
The Bishop of Manchester and the Bishop of London voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of London voted in favour of an amendment tabled by Lord Agnew of Oulton to insert a new clause, Civil recovery: costs of proceedings, which would extend the cost cap for civil recovery cases beyond Unexplained Wealth Orders.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 164 / Not Content: 150
The Bishop of Manchester, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of London voted Content.
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