A Bill to make provision for actions for damages for torture; and for connected purposes.
House of Commons
13 April 2010
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The Bill would create a legal route for people who have suffered torture to claim damages in UK courts. It sets out the framework for bringing civil actions specifically for torture, along with related provisions. The aim is to provide redress for torture victims under domestic law.
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6 Jan 2010
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 6 January 2010. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.
The Bill is a Private Member's Bill which are often not printed until close to a Second Reading debate. If the text of the Bill is not available on these pages and you want information about the text, then you would need to speak to the Member sponsoring the Bill.
The 2009-10 session of parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
