Crime and Policing Bill Report Stage: New Clause 106
117Ayes
379Noes
Defeated · majority 262153 did not vote
649 Members · Aye 117 · No 379 · DNV 153 · grey dots in centre are abstentions
Analysis
Commons
Commons
Parliament voted on 17 June 2025 on New Clause 106 during the Report Stage of the Crime and Policing Bill. The clause was defeated by 379 votes to 117. The government opposed the amendment, and it fell by a substantial margin. The Crime and Policing Bill is a wide-ranging piece of legislation covering police powers, criminal justice and public protection. New Clause 106 was one of many amendments tabled at Report Stage, the parliamentary stage at which the full House of Commons considers proposed changes to a bill already examined in committee. The Hansard record of the surrounding debate reveals that this particular session covered an exceptionally broad set of proposed additions to the Bill, ranging from the criminalisation of purchasing sex to e-bike regulation, knife design restrictions, tool theft offences, joint enterprise reform, sex-based harassment in public, firearms licensing inspections and equality impact assessments. New Clause 106 itself was one among dozens of new clauses considered in the same sitting. The politics of the vote reflected the government's firm control over the legislative agenda. The Labour Party, which forms the government, voted overwhelmingly against the clause, with 267 Labour MPs and 28 Labour and Co-operative MPs in the No lobby. The Conservatives provided the largest bloc of Aye votes at 82, with Reform UK and the Democratic Unionist Party also voting in favour. Twelve Labour MPs voted against their party's position, as did four Liberal Democrats who broke with the majority of their group, which placed 60 members in the No lobby.
Voting Aye meant
Support requiring mandatory in-person consultations before abortion medication is dispensed, arguing this protects women from receiving inappropriate medication and ensures proper medical assessment
Voting No meant
Oppose imposing additional procedural requirements on access to abortion medication, preferring existing telemedicine and medical frameworks to remain unchanged
Each row is one party. The stacked bar gives the within-party split of Aye / No / Absent; the columns on the right give the raw counts. The whip column shows the published party position — “Free vote” means the whip was formally removed for this division.
Party
Whip
Aye / No / Abs
Aye
No
Abs
Labour Party
Whipped No
12
266
83
Conservative and Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
82
9
25
Liberal Democrats
Whipped No
4
60
8
Labour and Co-operative Party
Whipped No
2
28
12
Independent
—
6
4
3
Scottish National Party
—
0
0
9
Reform UK
Whipped Aye
7
0
1
Sinn Féin
—
0
0
7
Democratic Unionist Party
Whipped Aye
5
0
0
Green Party of England and Wales
Whipped No
0
4
0
Plaid Cymru
Whipped No
0
4
0
Social Democratic and Labour Party
—
0
0
2
Alliance Party of Northern Ireland
—
0
0
1
Restore Britain
—
0
0
1
Speaker
—
0
0
1
Traditional Unionist Voice
—
1
0
0
Ulster Unionist Party
—
1
0
0
Your Party
—
0
1
0
Source · Hansard · UK Parliament Votes API · whip status from announced positions; “free vote” indicates the whip was formally removed
Government minister defending the Bill's measures to tackle crime, antisocial behaviour, and violence against women and girls; arguing the Bill provides essential powers to address gaps in law and protect vulnerable people including emergency workers and children.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (6,557 words) →
Shadow minister welcoming much of the Bill but arguing for stronger measures including increasing knife crime sentencing to 14 years, implementing driving licence penalty points for fly-tippers, and strengthening respect orders with enhanced sanctions.Conservative · Voted aye · Read full speech (1,618 words) →
Backbencher supporting mandatory reporting but arguing the Bill does not go far enough; specifically advocating for criminal sanctions for non-compliance, extending the duty to all positions of trust as defined in Sexual Offences Act 2003, and broadening triggers to include recognised indicators of abuse.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (1,957 words) →
Warning against treating the Crime Bill as a 'Christmas tree' for unrelated amendments, particularly those on abortion law, which risk fracturing cross-party consensus and require separate, fuller debate.Conservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (532 words) →
Raising concerns about police funding adequacy, particularly questioning whether national insurance cost increases are properly funded and whether neighbourhood policing numbers represent genuine increases or redeployments.Conservative · Voted no_vote_recorded · Read full speech (1,375 words) →
Supporting the Bill's measures on neighbourhood policing, begging, and homelessness exploitation; praising new police officers in constituency and defending government record on police staffing.Labour · Voted no · Read full speech (208 words) →
Sources
Division dataUK Parliament Votes API
DebateHansard · Commons
Stance analysisAI analysis · Claude 4.x
LicenceOpen Parliament Licence v3.0