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2 Jul 2025, 2:01 p.m. - House of Commons ">> Public authority >> Public authority accountability bill. " Ian Byrne MP (Liverpool West Derby, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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11 Jul 2025, 2:37 p.m. - House of Commons "October. >> Public authority accountability bill Second Reading. >> Objection taken Second Reading " Remaining Orders of the Day - View Video - View Transcript |
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Friday 11th July 2025 Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) Private Members' Bills - Main Chamber Subject: Public Authority (Accountability) Bill: Second Reading Public Authority (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 View calendar - Add to calendar |
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Council of Europe and the European Convention on Human Rights
75 speeches (9,440 words) Wednesday 5th November 2025 - Westminster Hall Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: Cat Eccles (Lab - Stourbridge) justice for the Hillsborough victims and were able to present the Hillsborough law, the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Public Office (Accountability) Bill
176 speeches (41,991 words) 2nd reading Monday 3rd November 2025 - Commons Chamber Cabinet Office Mentions: 1: Maria Eagle (Lab - Liverpool Garston) I was a sponsor of the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill, introduced in 2017 by Andy Burnham, which - Link to Speech |
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Duty of Candour for Public Authorities and Legal Representation for Bereaved Families
87 speeches (14,309 words) Wednesday 3rd September 2025 - Westminster Hall Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool West Derby) of sheer desperation at the situation, in July I used a private Member’s Bill, the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill - Link to Speech 2: Gill Furniss (Lab - Sheffield Brightside and Hillsborough) progress on that commitment.To me, our manifesto pledge was a clear commitment to the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Public Authority (Accountability)
2 speeches (1,630 words) Wednesday 2nd July 2025 - Commons Chamber Mentions: 1: Ian Byrne (Lab - Liverpool West Derby) the Hillsborough Law Now campaign, I am proud to reintroduce this legislation, the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill - Link to Speech |
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Public Authority (Accountability) Bill
Asked by: Mike Wood (Conservative - Kingswinford and South Staffordshire) Monday 13th October 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of clause 3(2)(a) of the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill on freedom of speech. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office The Public Office (Accountability) Bill - known as the ‘Hillsborough Law’ - was introduced in Parliament on 16 September 2025. The Bill includes a new offence of misleading the public. It applies where a public authority or public official acts with the intention of misleading the public (or is reckless as to that possibility) and they know, or ought to know, that their act is seriously improper. This offence has been designed with Hillsborough at the front of mind and is intended to capture the most serious instances of public officials or authorities misleading the public.
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Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 - CBP-10359
Oct. 13 2025 Found: background 9 2.1 Hillsborough disaster 10 Hillsborough Independent Panel 11 2.2 Public Authority (Accountability) Bill |
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Debate on the duty of candour for public authorities and legal representation for bereaved families - CDP-2025-0171
Aug. 04 2025 Found: The Hillsborough Law Now campaign published a draft bill (the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill |
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Wednesday 9th July Government policy on the Hillsborough Law 84 signatures (Most recent: 4 Sep 2025)Tabled by: Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) That this House notes the Prime Minister’s promise to introduce the Hillsborough Law to Parliament before the 36th anniversary of the disaster on 15 April 2025; deeply regrets that this commitment was not met and that the Government has yet to table the legislation; expresses grave concern at reports that … |
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Public Authority (Accountability) Bill 2024-26
Presented by Ian Byrne (Labour - Liverpool West Derby) Private Members' Bill - Ten Minute Bill A Bill to set a requirement on public institutions, public servants and officials and on those carrying out functions on their behalf to act in the public interest and with candour and frankness; to define the public law duty on them to assist courts, official inquiries and investigations; to enable victims to enforce such duties; to create offences for the breach of certain duties; to provide funding for victims and their relatives in certain proceedings before the courts and at official inquiries and investigations; and for connected purposes;
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Sep. 16 2025
Impact Assessment - “Duty of Candour” provisions Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 Impact Assessments Found: In parallel with Bishop James’ work - and responding to the same issues - the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill |
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Sep. 16 2025
Bill 306 EN 2024-26 - large print Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: In parallel with Bishop James’ work - and responding to the same issues - the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill |
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Sep. 16 2025
Bill 306 EN 2024-26 Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 Explanatory Notes Found: In parallel with Bishop James’ work - and responding to the same issues - the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill |
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Jul. 09 2025
Bill 280 2024-25 (as introduced) Public Authority (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 Bill Found: Public Authority (Accountability) Bill [AS INTRODUCED] CONTENTS 1 Duties on public authorities, public |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: In parallel with Bishop James’ work - and responding to the same issues - the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: Public Authority (Accountability) Bill Factsheet: Duty of Candour measures Background |