On 18th March 2026, the House of Lords debated the Crime and Policing Bill, including amendments on protest, terrorism, and abortion. Bishops took part on votes on several amendments:
Division 2:
The Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Leicester, and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Foster of Aghadrumsee to insert the new clause Glorification of terrorism: removal of emulation requirement into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 231 / Not Content: 188
The Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Leicester, and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham voted Content.
Division 3:
The Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Leicester, and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham took part in a vote on an to insert the new clause Proscription status of Iran-related entities: review into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 220 / Not Content: 191
The Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Leicester, and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham voted Content.
Division 4:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Coventry, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Oxford, and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Kidron, to insert the new clause AI chatbots: content promoting terrorist and national security offences into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 203 / Not Content: 148
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Coventry, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Oxford, and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham voted Content.
Division 5:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Sheffield and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham took part in a vote on amendment tabled by Baroness Monckton of Dallington forest to remove clause 208 (on decriminalisation of women’s actions relating to their own pregnancies) from the bill.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 148 / Not Content: 185
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chelmsford, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Sheffield and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham voted Content.
Division 6:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Sheffield and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Stroud, “to insert the new clause Abortion: requirement for in-person consultation,” into the bill.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 119 / Not Content: 191
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Chichester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Sheffield and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham voted Content.
Division 7:
The Bishop of Leicester took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Thornton to insert the new clause Provisions for pardons and criminal records of women prosecuted under abortion Law into the bill.
The amendment was agreed. Content: 180 / Not Content: 58
The Bishop of Leicester voted Content.
Division 8:
The Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham took part in a vote on an amendment tabled by Baroness Wolf of Dulwich to insert the new clause Offence of obtaining abortifacients by false representation into the bill.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 70 / Not Content: 166
The Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, and the Bishop of Southwell and Nottingham voted Content.
Division 9:
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham took part in a vote on the Bishop of Leicester’s amendment to Abortion: requirement for in-person consultation if the pregnant woman or girl is under the age of 18.
The amendment was disagreed. Content: 68 / Not Content: 163
The Archbishop of Canterbury, the Bishop of Leicester, the Bishop of Chester, the Bishop of Hereford, the Bishop of Oxford, the Bishop of Portsmouth, the Bishop of Sheffield, and the Bishop of Southwell & Nottingham voted Content.
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