This bill promotes the use of plain English in official documents and websites.
Royal Assent given 21 October 2022.
Enacted as the Plain Language Act 2022 (2022/54)
Member's bill
Passed by a majority of 34 votes (76 ayes, 42 noes, 0 abstentions)
| Bill type | Member's bill |
|---|---|
| Parliament | 53 |
| Ref | 70-2 |
| Introduced | 23 September 2021 |
| First reading | 15 February 2022 |
| Select Committee | Governance and Administration Committee |
| Public submissions due | 31 March 2022 |
| Select Committee report back | 12 August 2022 |
| Second reading | 31 August 2022 |
| Committee of the whole House | 21 September 2022 |
| Third reading | 19 October 2022 |
| Royal Assent | 21 October 2022 |
| Enacted as | Plain Language Act 2022 (2022/54) |
| Divided | No |
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