To set a requirement on public institutions, public servants and officials and on those carryingout functions on their behalf to act in the public interest and with candour and frankness; todefine the public law duty on them to assist courts, official inquiries and investigations; toenable victims to enforce such duties; to create offences for the breach of certain duties; toprovide funding for victims and their relatives in certain proceedings before the courts and atofficial inquiries and investigations; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
28 April 2017
The Public Authority (Accountability) Bill would require public institutions, their staff, and anyone carrying out functions on their behalf to act in the public interest and with candour and frankness. It would establish a public-law duty to assist courts, official inquiries and investigations, and would let victims enforce these duties. It would also create offences for breaches and provide funding for victims and their relatives in certain court and inquiry proceedings.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Commons, placing it in the early stages of passage.
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This Bill was expected to have its second reading debate on Friday 12 May 2017.
However, as a General Election has now been called and Parliament will be dissolved from 3 May 2017, the Bill falls and no further action will be taken.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
