A Bill to make provision about liability for negligence in relation to psychiatric illness; toamend the law relating to damages in respect of personal injuries and death; and forconnected purposes.
House of Commons
Andy McDonaldLabour (Co-op)
13 May 2016
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This Bill aims to clarify when someone can be held liable for negligence that causes psychiatric illness, and to reform how damages are awarded for personal injuries and for death. It includes related provisions to support these changes. The Bill is being considered in the House of Commons and is currently at the 2nd reading, introduced by Andy McDonald of Labour (Co‑op).
The Bill is at the 2nd reading in the Commons. If it progresses, it would move on to further scrutiny, such as committee stage, subject to parliamentary approval.
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13 Oct 2015
The 2015-16 session of Parliament has ended and this Bill will make no further progress.
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 13 October 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.
