General Cemetery Act 2025
The General Cemetery Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Royal Assent
- 22 January 2025
- 1 April 2026
What the bill does
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Progress through Parliament
- Petition to introduce a Private Bill presented to Parliament27 NOV 2024 · UNASSIGNED
- Examination for compliance with Standing Orders18 DEC 2024 · UNASSIGNED
- 1st reading22 JAN 2025 · LORDS
- 2nd reading11 FEB 2025 · LORDS
- Lords Examiners25 FEB 2025 · UNASSIGNED
- Committee stage17 JUN 2025 · LORDS
- 3rd reading10 JUL 2025 · LORDS
- Second House Examination16 JUL 2025 · COMMONS
- Royal Assent (current stage)27 OCT 2025 · UNASSIGNED
- Report stage
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 General Cemetery Act 2025
- What stage is the General Cemetery Act 2025 at?
- The General Cemetery Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- Has the General Cemetery Act 2025 become law?
- Yes. The General Cemetery Act 2025 has received Royal Assent and is now an Act of Parliament.
- When was the General Cemetery Act 2025 introduced?
- It was introduced to Parliament on 22 January 2025, at first reading.
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