Public Health (Control of Disease) Act 1984 (Amendment) Bill

Key Points

• Introduces parliamentary scrutiny of regulations made under the 1984 Act.
• Focus is on how disease-control regulations are reviewed, not on changing the powers themselves.
• Completed its first Commons reading and is at the second Commons reading (as of April 2024).
• Sponsored by Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative).
• Would need to pass both Houses to become law.

Progress

The bill is in the Commons at the second reading stage after having completed the first reading. It has not yet moved to the Lords.