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Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] has completed 1st reading on 17 Jun 2026 in the House of Lords. Parliament currently lists 2nd reading as its current stage.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading17 Jun 2026
- Current stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Lords
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Starting in the House of Lords)
- Last updated
- 11 Sep 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Baroness Young of Hornsey Proposer / sponsor · Crossbench · House of Lords
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The Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL] would seek to create a duty requiring certain companies and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms. It would include obligations to carry out human rights and environmental due diligence across their own operations, subsidiaries and value chains, aligned with international standards. The Bill’s long title also indicates it would provide for civil liability, access to justice for victims, an enforcement body, penalties and a criminal offence for failures to comply.
What it would do
- Would place a duty on commercial organisations and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms.
- Would require human rights and environmental due diligence across their operations, subsidiaries and value chains.
- Indicates civil liability and access to justice for victims, alongside penalties and a criminal offence for non-compliance.
- Indicates the creation of an enforcement body to oversee the duty.
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1st reading 17 Jun 2026 · House of Lords
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