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Lords Chamber
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
2nd reading - Fri 10 May 2024
Department for Business and Trade
Scheduled Event - Friday 10th May
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Lords - Legislation - Main Chamber
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2023-24
MP: Baroness Young of Hornsey
Bill Documents
29 Apr 2024 - Briefing papers
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]: HL Bill 17 of 2023–24
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Bill Documents
28 Nov 2023 - Explanatory Notes
HL Bill 17 Explanatory Notes
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Bill Documents
28 Nov 2023 - Bill
HL Bill 17 (as introduced)
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Lords Chamber
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
1st reading - Tue 28 Nov 2023
No Department present
Bill
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] 2023-24
Presented by Baroness Young of Hornsey (Crossbench)
Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
Summary

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.