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Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation Bill

A Bill to reduce the duties on employers to report matters under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.

Originating House

House of Commons

Sponsor

Sir Christopher ChopeConservative

Parliament last updated

1 May 2012

In Plain English

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This bill would reduce the duties on employers to report injuries, diseases and dangerous occurrences under the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995 (RIDDOR). If enacted, fewer reporting obligations would be placed on employers, and the relevant reporting rules would be altered. It is a Private Member’s Bill introduced by Sir Christopher Chope and is currently at the 2nd reading in the House of Commons.

Key Points

  • Aims to reduce employers' statutory reporting duties under RIDDOR 1995.
  • Proposes changes to the Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995.
  • Affects employers across sectors subject to RIDDOR 1995.
  • Introduced as a Private Member’s Bill by Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative) and currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.

Progress

The bill began in the Commons and is at the 2nd reading stage. The provided documents only note the first reading (21 Oct 2010) and the current 2nd reading, with no further progress recorded here.

Who is affected?

Employers and organisations obliged to report under RIDDOR 1995 (across all sectors)Employees/workers who would be affected by changes to reporting dutiesHealth and safety professionals and advisersRegulators such as the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) responsible for enforcement and oversight

Generated 21 February 2026

Bill Stages

1st readingCommons

21 Oct 2010

2nd readingCommons
Committee stageCommons
Report stageCommons
3rd readingCommons
1st readingLords
2nd readingLords
Committee stageLords
Report stageLords
3rd readingLords
Royal Assent

Updates & Documents

News (1)

News - Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation

1 Jan 1970
The Bill failed to complete its passage through Parliament before the end of the session. This means the Bill will make no further progress.

Documents (1)

Bill 84 2010-12 (as introduced)
BillCommons
21 Jul 2011

Parliamentary Votes (0)

No recorded votes for this bill yet.