UK Explained

Justice and policing

40 votes in the past 12 months. Topics are matched automatically from division titles and are approximate.

SPENT, 2025-26
£55.7bn

4% of all government spending, about £802 for every person in the UK. Where the money goes

VOTES, LAST 12 MONTHS
40

35 of them had MPs voting against their own party.

Spending figures count the whole UK public sector. Subjects for votes are matched automatically from vote titles, so they are approximate. Money and votes are shown together for context; neither explains the other.

The votes

DateVoteForAgainstMPs against own party
7 Jul 2026Opposition debate: Early release of prisoners11500
22 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2531430
20 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2921581
20 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords294610
20 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2941561
20 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2931592
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2472113
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2771583
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords278732
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords281701
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords356903
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords3011573
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords3001012
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2911743
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords2991692
14 Apr 2026Crime and policing: changes from the House of Lords3071762
25 Mar 2026Victims and courts: changes from the House of Lords2901632
25 Mar 2026Victims and courts: changes from the House of Lords2921622
25 Mar 2026Victims and courts: changes from the House of Lords3001492
25 Mar 2026Victims and courts: changes from the House of Lords2861632
25 Mar 2026Victims and courts: changes from the House of Lords2951622
25 Mar 2026Victims and courts: changes from the House of Lords2911582
10 Mar 2026Courts and tribunals: the first main vote30420310
10 Mar 2026Courts and tribunals: an attempt to block it2033117
20 Jan 2026Sentencing: changes from the House of Lords3191274
29 Oct 2025Sentencing: the final vote3211032
29 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1823116
29 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1733232
29 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change823145
29 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1703282
27 Oct 2025Victims and courts: a proposed change1533321
27 Oct 2025Victims and courts: a proposed change1663220
27 Oct 2025Victims and courts: a proposed change1653230
27 Oct 2025Victims and courts: a proposed change1523372
21 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change773907
21 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1043175
21 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1673138
21 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1823078
21 Oct 2025Sentencing: a vote on one part3891023
21 Oct 2025Sentencing: a proposed change1053814

Source: Commons Votes API