A Bill to require the provision of automated external defibrillators in all new housing developments of ten dwellings or more; to require developers to provide funding for the maintenance of such defibrillators for a period of ten years after installation; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
30 October 2023
This Bill would require every new housing development with ten or more homes to include an automated external defibrillator (AED) on site. It also requires the developer to fund the AEDs’ maintenance for ten years after installation. The aim is to improve quick access to life-saving defibrillation in new communities.
The bill is at the first reading in the House of Commons and has not yet moved through detailed scrutiny. If approved, it would proceed to the second reading and committee stage.
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.
