Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulation Bill

Key Points

• Reduces the duties on employers to report matters under RIDDOR 1995.
• Changes would specify fewer incidents or adjust reporting timelines compared with current law.
• Introduced as a private member’s bill by Sir Christopher Chope (Conservative).
• Currently at the second reading in the House of Commons; would need to progress through further stages to become law.
• Potential outcome is a lighter regulatory and administrative burden for employers, with possible effects on health and safety oversight.

Progress

The Bill is at the second reading stage in the Commons. If it moves forward, it would proceed to committee stage and subsequent readings before any enactment.