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16 Sep 2025, 12:43 p.m. - House of Commons "presentation of the bill. >> Public office accountability bill. " Presentation of bills - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Sep 2025, 1:59 p.m. - House of Commons "mockingly of the strange coincidences of politics and the presentation of the public office accountability bill earlier today. " John Slinger MP (Rugby, Labour) - View Video - View Transcript |
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16 Sep 2025, 2:37 p.m. - House of Commons "introducing the public office accountability bill, I hope for the Prime Minister could still lead the " Dr Luke Evans MP (Hinckley and Bosworth, Conservative) - View Video - View Transcript |
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163 speeches (9,531 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Ministry of Justice Mentions: 1: David Lammy (Lab - Tottenham) questions as Lord Chancellor and Justice Secretary.Today, the Government will introduce the Public Office (Accountability) Bill - Link to Speech |
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205 speeches (26,414 words) Tuesday 16th September 2025 - Commons Chamber Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Mentions: 1: John Slinger (Lab - Rugby) somewhat mockingly of the strange coincidences of politics, given the presentation of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill - Link to Speech 2: Luke Evans (Con - Hinckley and Bosworth) On the day that the Government have introduced the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, I am hopeful - Link to Speech |
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Monday 22nd September 2025
Correspondence - Correspondence from Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims and Violence Against Women and Girls, dated 16 September 2025: Hillsborough Law - Commons Introduction Justice Committee Found: COMMONS INTRODUCTION I wanted to confirm that the Government has introduced the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
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Wednesday 10th September 2025
Correspondence - Letter from the Secretary of State and the Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Building Safety, Fire and Local Growth dated 23 July 2025 concerning the Government's response to the Committee's inquiry on Grenfell and Building Safety Housing, Communities and Local Government Committee Found: In parallel, the Government is giving ongoing consideration to the content of the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
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Disinformation
Asked by: Neil Coyle (Labour - Bermondsey and Old Southwark) Friday 26th September 2025 Question to the Cabinet Office: To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, what plans he has to ensure (a) Rt hon. and hon. Members and (b) other elected representatives are held to account for (i) misleading the public and (ii) repeating inaccurate information. Answered by Nick Thomas-Symonds - Paymaster General and Minister for the Cabinet Office Honesty is one of the Seven Principles of Public Life, which form the ethical basis of officeholders' standards in public life. All officeholders, including MPs and other elected representatives, have a responsibility to provide accurate information to the public.
For MPs, the Seven Principles are enshrined in the Commons Code of Conduct. The House has mechanisms available to ensure MPs uphold these standards, and individual MPs are directly accountable to their constituents.
Regarding locally elected representatives, the Government launched a consultation seeking views on proposed measures to strengthen the standards framework for local authorities in England in December 2024. The Government's response will be issued in due course.
In addition, the Public Office (Accountability) Bill, introduced on 16th September, contains an offence of misleading the public. This 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. The definition of ‘public official’ for this purpose includes ministers.
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Thursday 25th September 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Cabinet Office: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, April to June 2025 Document: (webpage) Found: Nick Thomas-Symonds 2025-06-30 Mayor of ManchesterMayor of Liverpool To discuss the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
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Thursday 25th September 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Cabinet Office: ministerial overseas travel and meetings, April to June 2025 Document: View online (webpage) Found: Mayor of Liverpool | To discuss the Public Office (Accountability) Bill |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Misconduct in Public Office Measures Background The Government |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: 1 Title: Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Misconduct in Public Office Measures IA No: |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: And so the “duty of candour” provisions in the Public Office (Accountability) Bill w ill include three |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: 1 Public Office (Accountability) Bill – Equalities Impact Assessment for the Parity of arms measures |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: Public Office (Accountability) Bill: Parity of Arms Factsheet Background At the first Hillsborough |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: 1 Title: Public Office (Accountability) Bill – Parity of Arms measures IA No: MOJ033 |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: 1 Public Office (Accountability) Bill – Equalities Impact Assessment for the Misconduct in Public |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: (PDF) Found: 1 Public Office (Accountability) Bill – Equalities Impact Assessment for the Duty of Candour Measures |
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Tuesday 16th September 2025
Ministry of Justice Source Page: Hillsborough Law Bill Document: Hillsborough Law Bill (webpage) Found: The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – otherwise known as the Hillsborough Law – introduced to Parliament |
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Monday 15th September 2025
Cabinet Office Source Page: Hillsborough Law to ensure truth never concealed by state again Document: Hillsborough Law to ensure truth never concealed by state again (webpage) Found: The Public Office (Accountability) Bill – to be known as the Hillsborough Law – will introduce seismic |