Arbitration Act 2025
The Arbitration Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede
- 18 July 2024
- 25 February 2025
What the bill does
A Bill to amend the Arbitration Act 1996; and for connected purposes.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading18 JUL 2024 · LORDS
- 2nd reading30 JUL 2024 · LORDS
- Committee stage11 SEP 2024 · LORDS
- Report stage30 OCT 2024 · LORDS
- 3rd reading6 NOV 2024 · LORDS
- Programme motion29 JAN 2025 · COMMONS
- Committee of the whole House11 FEB 2025 · COMMONS
- Royal Assent (current stage)24 FEB 2025 · UNASSIGNED
What Royal Assent means, and what happens next
The bill has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
Its provisions come into force on the date the Act specifies, which may be immediately, on a set date, or when a minister makes a commencement order.
Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at Royal Assent
Official bill page on parliament.uk
Questions about the Arbitration Act 2025
- What stage is the Arbitration Act 2025 at?
- The Arbitration Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the Arbitration Act 2025 become law?
- Yes. The Arbitration Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Who sponsored the Arbitration Act 2025?
- The Arbitration Act 2025 was sponsored by Lord Ponsonby of Shulbrede.
- When was the Arbitration Act 2025 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 18 July 2024, at first reading.
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