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Crime & Policing
Government alignment shows how often each party voted with the government's stated position. Issue-aligned direction shows agreement with the AI-identified supportive stance.
Voted with government positionVoted in issue-aligned direction
25 Mar 2026Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 5Aye = Support rejecting the Lords amendment on the basis that its drafting is legally flawed and would create uncertainty for victims, offenders and courts — while claiming to accept the underlying intention · No = Support keeping the Lords amendment to give victims stronger rights to challenge unduly lenient sentences and improve transparency in the criminal justice system289 · 162Passed25 Mar 2026Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 6Aye = Support the government's rejection of the Lords amendment, accepting ministers' assurance they will address victim notification through their own workable legislative changes rather than a parallel statutory duty · No = Support retaining the Lords amendment to create a statutory duty giving victims stronger rights to notification and access to compensation schemes, arguing the government's promises are insufficient290 · 160Passed25 Mar 2026Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 3Aye = Support the government's position of rejecting the Lords amendment, preferring a more gradual approach to expanding victims' access to court transcripts rather than legislating for broader rights now · No = Support the Lords amendment, backing greater transparency in the criminal justice system and stronger rights for victims to access court transcripts and challenge lenient sentences287 · 165Passed25 Mar 2026Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 1Aye = Support the government's position of rejecting the Lords amendment, preferring a more cautious, phased approach to expanding victims' rights rather than legislating immediately for broader changes · No = Support the Lords amendment, backing stronger victims' rights now including wider access to free court transcripts and enhanced ability to challenge unduly lenient sentences293 · 160Passed25 Mar 2026Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 2Aye = Support the government's decision to remove the Lords amendment, accepting ministers' assurances they will deliver expanded victims' rights through other means at a later stage · No = Oppose removing the Lords amendment, arguing it should be kept to guarantee victims stronger rights to free court transcripts and to challenge unduly lenient sentences now, rather than relying on future government promises295 · 163Passed25 Mar 2026Victims and Courts Bill: motion to disagree with Lords Amendment 4Aye = Support the government's decision to remove the Lords amendment on private prosecution financing, keeping the Bill as the government intended · No = Support keeping the Lords amendment on private prosecution financing, arguing it adds transparency and stronger protections within the criminal justice system299 · 151Passed
How is this calculated?
Government alignment shows how often a party's MPs voted with the government's stated position on this issue. This is the most comparable metric across parties, as it measures the same reference point for everyone.
Issue-aligned direction shows how often MPs voted in the direction tagged as supportive of this issue by AI analysis. For example, if a vote is tagged “pro-environment”, an Aye vote counts as aligned.