Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 (Amendment) Bill

Commons bill Private Members' Bill (Presentation) 2025-26

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Second reading · Commons
Sponsor
Liz Saville Roberts (Plaid Cymru)
Introduced
21 October 2024
Last activity
20 June 2025
About this bill

A Bill to amend the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 to place a requirement on employers to take proactive measures to prevent violence and harassment in the workplace; to make provision for protections for women and girls in the workplace; and to require the Health and Safety Executive to publish a Health and Safety Framework on violence and harassment in the workplace, including violence against women and girls in the workplace.

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Commons
First reading 21 Oct 2024
Second reading 20 Jun 2025
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