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Post Office (Horizon System) Compensation Act 2024

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The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act’s passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard Reference
House of Commons
First Reading	29 November 2023	Votes and Proceedings, No 14
Second Reading	6 September 2023	House of Commons Vol. 742 Col. 1287
Committee of the whole House and Remaining Stages	19 December 2023	House of Commons Vol. 742 Col. 1309
House of Lords
First Reading	19 December 2023	House of Lords Vol. 834 Col. 2243
Second Reading and Remaining Stages	16 January 2024	House of Lords Vol. 835 Col. 379
Royal Assent	25 January 2024
Royal Assent	25 January 2024