Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]

Lords bill Private Members' Bill (Lords ballot) 2024-25

A Private Members' Bill introduced in the House of Lords through ballot. Some Lords PMBs do progress to law, particularly on technical, non-partisan matters.

Second reading · Lords
Sponsor
Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench)
Introduced
28 November 2023
Last activity
10 May 2024
About this bill

A Bill to place a duty on commercial organisations and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms, including an obligation to conduct and publish human rights and environmental due diligence assessments on their own operations, subsidiaries, and value chains; to make provision for civil liability, penalties, and a criminal offence for failures to comply with the duty; and for connected purposes.

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Lords
First reading 28 Nov 2023
Second reading 10 May 2024
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