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Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [HL]
Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [HL] is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Lords.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading16 Jun 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Lords
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
- Last updated
- 17 Jun 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Baroness Stowell of Beeston Proposer / sponsor · Conservative · House of Lords Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
The Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation Bill [HL] is a Private Members’ Bill that seeks to make provision about the misuse of litigation intended to suppress freedom of expression. The available official information at this stage identifies the bill’s purpose in broad terms, but does not include explanatory notes or extracted bill text in the material reviewed here.
What it would do
- Set out legal provision relating to the misuse of litigation that is used to suppress freedom of expression.
- Focus on preventing or addressing “strategic litigation” aimed at limiting expression.
- Proceed through the House of Lords before consideration in the House of Commons.
Bill journey
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1st reading 16 Jun 2026 · House of Lords
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