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Bill 4019

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

Original

openUnited Kingdom· UK Parliament· EN

Introduced

16 September 2025

Last action

1 September 2026 · 2nd reading

Status

2nd reading

Sponsors

Mr David Lammy, Baroness Levitt

Subjects

Discovery layer

Source updated

26 August 2026

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Summary

A Bill to Impose a duty on public authorities and public officials to act with candour, transparency and frankness; to make provision for the enforcement of that duty in their dealings with inquiries and investigations; to require public authorities to promote and take steps to maintain ethical conduct within all parts of the authority; to create an offence in relation to public authorities and public officials who mislead the public; to create further offences in relation to the misconduct of persons who hold public office and to abolish the common law offence of misconduct in public office; to make provision enabling persons to participate at inquiries and investigations where the conduct of public authorities may be in issue; and for connected purposes.

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Timeline

  1. 16 September 2025

    1st reading

    Commons · 1st reading

    Source: Commons

  2. 3 November 2025

    2nd reading

    Commons · 2nd reading

    Source: Commons

  3. 3 November 2025

    Programme motion

    Commons · Programme motion

    Source: Commons

  4. 3 November 2025

    Money resolution

    Commons · Money resolution

    Source: Commons

  5. 27 November 2025

    Committee stage

    Commons · Committee stage

    Source: Commons

  6. 2 December 2025

    Committee stage

    Commons · Committee stage

    Source: Commons

  7. 4 December 2025

    Committee stage

    Commons · Committee stage

    Source: Commons

  8. 27 April 2026

    Carry-over motion

    Commons · Carry-over motion

    Source: Commons

  9. 14 May 2026

    Bill reintroduced

    Commons · Bill reintroduced

    Source: Commons

  10. 14 July 2026

    Report stage

    Commons · Report stage

    Source: Commons

  11. 14 July 2026

    3rd reading

    Commons · 3rd reading

    Source: Commons

  12. 14 July 2026

    Carry-over motion

    Commons · Carry-over motion

    Source: Commons

  13. 16 July 2026

    1st reading

    Lords · 1st reading

    Source: Lords

  14. 1 September 2026

    2nd reading

    Lords · 2nd reading

    Source: Lords

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Documents

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