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Bill 4019

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

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Introduced

16 September 2025

Last action

12 October 2026 · Committee stage

Status

Committee stage

Sponsors

Mr David Lammy, Baroness Levitt

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

9 October 2026

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Summary

A Bill to Impose a duty on public authorities and public officials to act with candour, transparency and frankness; to make provision for the enforcement of that duty in their dealings with inquiries and investigations; to require public authorities to promote and take steps to maintain ethical conduct within all parts of the authority; to create an offence in relation to public authorities and public officials who mislead the public; to create further offences in relation to the misconduct of persons who hold public office and to abolish the common law offence of misconduct in public office; to make provision enabling persons to participate at inquiries and investigations where the conduct of public authorities may be in issue; and for connected purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 16 September 2025

    1st reading

    Commons · 1st reading

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 November 2025

    Programme motion

    Commons · Programme motion

    Source: Commons

  3. 3 November 2025

    2nd reading

    Commons · 2nd reading

    Source: Commons

  4. 3 November 2025

    Money resolution

    Commons · Money resolution

    Source: Commons

  5. 27 November 2025

    Committee stage

    Commons · Committee stage

    Source: Commons

  6. 2 December 2025

    Committee stage

    Commons · Committee stage

    Source: Commons

  7. 4 December 2025

    Committee stage

    Commons · Committee stage

    Source: Commons

  8. 27 April 2026

    Carry-over motion

    Commons · Carry-over motion

    Source: Commons

  9. 14 May 2026

    Bill reintroduced

    Commons · Bill reintroduced

    Source: Commons

  10. 14 July 2026

    Carry-over motion

    Commons · Carry-over motion

    Source: Commons

  11. 14 July 2026

    3rd reading

    Commons · 3rd reading

    Source: Commons

  12. 14 July 2026

    Report stage

    Commons · Report stage

    Source: Commons

  13. 16 July 2026

    1st reading

    Lords · 1st reading

    Source: Lords

  14. 1 September 2026

    2nd reading

    Lords · 2nd reading

    Source: Lords

  15. 12 October 2026

    Committee stage

    Lords · Committee stage

    Source: Lords

Upcoming (scheduled)

  1. 19 October 2026

    Committee stage

    Not yet held — date from the official agenda.

  2. 21 October 2026

    Committee stage

    Not yet held — date from the official agenda.

Votes

14 July 2026 · negatived · Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 19 · Official source

Yes 104 · No 412 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 132

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

14 July 2026 · negatived · Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 199 · Official source

Yes 102 · No 409 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 138

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

14 July 2026 · negatived · Public Office (Accountability) Bill Report Stage: Amendment 3 · Official source

Yes 93 · No 323 · Abstain — · Absent/not voting 232

Showing the first 4 recorded positions. Vote totals above are complete.

Versions

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Documents

175 official files

HL Bill 42-I(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)

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