Introduction
It is possible to select one move or more amendments to open in the Editor to allow you to view or edit amendments depending on your permissions. copy amendments to a different stage (and to be associated with a different Bill version). Moving amendments can be done from the Amendment Manager or to all amendments in a list on the Amendment Workspace; copying amendments can only be done from the Amendment Manager.
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How to move amendments
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motions
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from the Amendment Manager
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On the Amendment Manager tab, select one or more amendments using the check boxes to the left of the amendments
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(or ping pong motions).
Select Amendment Actions>Move/copy to a different stage.
Select Move amendments to a different stage
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Select the
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Click on 'Move'
How to move amendments (or pp motions) to a different stage from the Amendment Workspace
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stage to move the amendments to using the Stage dropdown menu.
The Bill version will default to the most recently published version but can be adjusted using the Bill version dropdown menu if necessary.
Click Confirm.
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How to move all amendments or motions on a LoDA
On the Amendment Workspace Tab, select Actions>Move to a different stage on the List of Draft Amendments (LoDA) containing the amendment(s) that you want to move.
Select
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Update the required stage and/or bill version in the dialogue box
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the stage to move the amendments to using the Stage dropdown menu.
The Bill version will default to the most recently published version but can be adjusted using the Bill version dropdown menu if necessary.
Click Confirm.
The LoDA and all amendments in the list will be updated with the new stage/bill version
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Hints and tips
You cannot move an amendment if it is locked to another user for editing
You cannot move an amendment if you do not have edit rights to update the amendment
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How to copy amendments or motions to another stage
On the Amendment Manager tab, select one or more amendments or motions using the check boxes to the left of the amendments.
Select Amendment Actions>Move/copy to a different stage.
Select Copy amendments to a different stage.
Select the stage to move the amendments to using the Stage dropdown menu.
The Bill version will default to the most recently published version but can be adjusted using the Bill version dropdown menu if necessary.
Click Confirm.
The selected amendments will be copied to the new stage (and Bill version) and you will be able to see them on the Amendment Manager tab.
The new amendments will be the same as the original amendments except they will:
have new D-numbers assigned to them,
have empty num elements,
have no supporters,
have a status of “Draft” (and have no other lifecycle information recorded against them), and
have any existing decision block deleted (Commons amendments only).
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If you copy UK amendments to the “Ping pong” stage, any Commons amendments that are copied will be converted into Lords amendments. |
Copied amendments do not appear on any LoDA by default. If you want to create a LoDA containing the copied amendments, first create a temporary list containing them and then use the Save As feature to create a LoDA. See Saving a temporary list as a new amendment list.