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Gaols Act Legislative Process
- When
- March-July 1823
- Where
- Parliament of the United Kingdom
The Gaols Act bill went through multiple readings and committee stages in Parliament, receiving royal assent on 10 July 1823.
Leave to bring in the Prisons Bill was granted on 7 March 1823. The bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 10 March 1823. It went through committee stages with amendments, was read in the House of Lords, and was agreed to by both houses in July 1823. Royal assent was granted on 10 July 1823.
Sources
- Gaols Act 1823 Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-26
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