Unconscionable Conduct in Commerce Bill [HL]

Key Points

• Creates a new criminal offence of unconscionable conduct in trade and commerce.
• Applies to conduct in commercial dealings across consumer and business transactions.
• Provides definitions and connected provisions to interpret unconscionable conduct and link to other offences or powers.
• Establishes enforcement arrangements to bring such conduct within criminal law (subject to details in the bill).
• Originating in the Lords and currently at the Second Reading stage in the Lords.

Progress

The bill is at the Second Reading in the Lords, an early stage of its passage. If it passes, it will move on to detailed examination in Committee stage.