A Bill to make provision to remove Crown immunity as it applies to prisons for the purposes of health and safety legislation.
House of Commons
Blair McDougallLabour (Co-op)
1 May 2026
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This bill proposes removing Crown immunity for prisons so they must follow standard health and safety laws. In effect, prisons would have to comply with the same safety duties as other workplaces, protecting staff, contractors and prisoners. The aim is to ensure health and safety rules apply consistently inside prisons.
The bill completed its first reading in the Commons on 22 July 2025 and is currently at the second reading stage in the Commons.
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22 Jul 2025
The 2024-2026 session of Parliament has come to an end so the House of Commons is now prorogued until the next session begins on 13 May 2026. Prorogation is the formal end to the parliamentary year.
This Bill will therefore make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
