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In October last year, MP Kim Leadbeater introduced the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill to the House of Commons. The proposed legislation, also known as the Assisted Suicide Bill – which the Catholic Church is wholly opposed to - had its second reading on Friday 29 November and received enough votes in parliament to allow it to proceed to the next stage.
Parliament's Public Bill Committee is now able to receive written evidence to inform their consideration of the legislation as it passes into law. Members of the public and interested organisations, for example hospices, can now submit written evidence to the committee.
The sooner people, organisations or groups send in their submissions, the more time the Committee will have to take them into account. When the Committee concludes its consideration of the Bill, it won't be able to receive further written evidence.
Contributors are strongly advised to submit written evidence as soon as possible.
It is helpful if the submission includes a brief introduction about you or your organisation. Your submission should address matters contained within the Bill and concentrate on issues where you have expertise and on factual information of which you would like the Committee to be aware. Your submission could most usefully:
The submission should not have been previously published or circulated elsewhere.
Submissions should be emailed to E: tiabill@parliament.uk and should be in the form of a Word document. A summary should be provided, paragraphs should be numbered, but there should be no page numbering. Essential statistics or further details can be added as annexes - which should also be numbered.
