A Bill to provide for consultation on the introduction of a Duty to Plan to require Category 1 responders to plan for terrorist threats and require those responsible for places to which the public have access to consider the vulnerability of those places to attack and take measures to mitigate any such vulnerability; and for connected purposes.
House of Lords
8 November 2019
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This bill would set out a process to consult on introducing a legal Duty to Plan for terrorism. It would require Category 1 responders (such as the police, fire and ambulance services) to plan for terrorist threats, and it would require those responsible for places open to the public to consider how vulnerable those places are to attack and take steps to mitigate any risk.
At the 2nd reading in the Lords; first reading took place in 2019. The bill has not yet progressed to committee stage.
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24 Oct 2019
First reading took place on 24 October. This stage is a formality that signals the start of the Bill's journey through the Lords.
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
The 2017-19 Parliament dissolved at the end of the 2019 Session and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
