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 (No. 2) Bill would tighten protection for bat habitats outside buildings, while allowing limits on protection inside buildings where bats significantly disrupt people using those buildings. It aims to balance bat conservation with practical use of built spaces and is currently at the Second Reading in the House of Commons, sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope.
The bill is at the 2nd Reading in the Commons and has not yet moved to Committee or the Lords; further stages would follow if it progresses.
Generated 21 February 2026
This Bill was withdrawn and will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 July 2015. This is known as the first reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
