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

Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)

Originated in the House of Lords, Session 2023-24

Last updated: 29 May 2024 at 11:38

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Long title

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.

Sponsor

Baroness Young of Hornsey
Crossbench
Life peer

Current version of the Bill

28 November 2023
Lords

Bill passage

Bill started in the House of Lords
1st reading
Committee stage
Report stage
3rd reading
Bill in the House of Commons
1st reading
2nd reading
Committee stage
Report stage
3rd reading
Final stages
Consideration of amendments
Royal Assent
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