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Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
The bill’s formal description, sponsors and the full list of documents Parliament has published for it, bill text at each stage, Explanatory Notes, Impact Assessments, amendment papers, written evidence and committee reports.
Long title · Parliament’s official description
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.
Sponsors · 1
- Baroness Young of HornseyCrossbenchLife peer
Bill · 1
- HL Bill 31 (as introduced)Lords17 Jun 2026· 722 KB