A Bill to make provision to enhance the protection available for bat habitats in the non-built environment and to limit the protection for bat habitats in the built environment where the presence of bats has a significant adverse impact upon the users of buildings.
The Bat Habitats Regulation Bill would change how bat habitats are protected. It would strengthen protections for bats living in natural, non-built environments while limiting protections for bat habitats in buildings where the bats significantly affect people using the building.
Currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons; after this stage it would typically move to committee stage for detailed scrutiny, then to further readings before consideration by the House of Lords.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 7 July 2014. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The second reading began on 16 January 2015, but was then adjourned.
The 2014-2015 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
