United Kingdom · Bill · Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
Bill 4160
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
Introduced
17 June 2026
Last action
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Status
2nd reading
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Subjects
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Source updated
11 September 2026
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 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.
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10th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
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10th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Select Committee report · EN · 11 September 2026
10th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
Select Committee report · EN · 11 September 2026
Minutes of Proceed
Minutes of Proceedings · EN · 17 June 2026
Lords Hansard
Lords Hansard · EN · 17 June 2026
HL Bill 31 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 17 June 2026
HL Bill 31 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 17 June 2026
HL Bill 31 (as introduced)
Bill · EN · 17 June 2026
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- Official source: https://bills.parliament.uk/bills/4160
- Open data entity: https://bills-api.parliament.uk/api/v1/Bills/4160