Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment)
The bill has been introduced. Next comes the main debate and vote on its big idea.
Official title: Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
- 1Introduced1st reading
- 2Main debate2nd reading
- 3Detailed checksCommittee
- 4ChangesReport stage
- 5Final vote3rd reading
- 6Other houseLords or Commons
- 7Becomes lawRoyal Assent
Nothing has been scheduled yet.
Put forward by Baroness Young of Hornsey.
Votes so far
No Commons votes on this bill in the last 12 months.
Full timeline
| Date | Stage | House |
|---|---|---|
| 17 Jun 2026 | 1st reading | Lords |
In the bill’s own words: A Bill to place a duty on commercial organisations and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms, including an obligation to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence, in their own operations, subsidiaries, and value chains in line with international standards; to make provision for civil liability, access to justice for victims, an enforcement body, penalties, and a criminal offence for failures to comply with the duty; and for connected purposes.
Source: Parliament Bills API · Commons votes from the Commons Votes API.