A Bill to make provision for the purpose of preventing a person who has failed to discharge a duty in respect of child sexual abuse offences from holding any elected office, from holding public office and from holding any post the remuneration of which is paid out of money provided by Parliament; to provide for the disqualification from any elected or appointed office of a person who has been convicted of child sexual abuse offences; to provide for the removal of a peerage from a person who has been convicted of child sexual abuse offences; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
2 November 2023
This Bill would prevent anyone who has committed child sexual abuse offences from holding any public or elected office, and from any paid post funded by Parliament. It also provides for disqualification from office for those convicted, and would remove a peerage from someone convicted of child sexual abuse offences. Additionally, it covers people who have failed to discharge a duty relating to child sexual abuse offences from holding such offices or posts.
The Bill is at the 1st Reading in the House of Commons, the initial stage of its journey through Parliament. If it progresses, it would move on to the Second Reading and committee stages for detailed scrutiny.
Generated 21 February 2026
The 2022-2023 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
