On 4th June 2025, the House of Lords debated the Sentencing Guidelines (Pre-sentence Reports) Bill. Votes were held on amendments to the bill, in which a bishop took part:
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The Bishop of Gloucester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Lord Marks of Henley-upon-Thames, which “would allow the Sentencing Council more discretion in preparing sentencing guidelines about pre-sentence reports in order to avoid inequality of sentencing outcomes.”
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 65 / Not Content: 130
The Bishop of Gloucester voted Content.
The Church of England in Parliament 
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