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Commercial Organisations and Public Authorities Duty (Human Rights and Environment) Bill [HL]
A Bill to place a duty on commercial organisations and public authorities to prevent human rights and environmental harms, including an obligation to conduct human rights and environmental due diligence, in their own operations, subsidiaries, and value chains in line with international standards; to make provision for civil liability, access to justice for victims, an enforcement body, penalties, and a criminal offence for failures to comply with the duty; and for connected purposes.
- Stage
- 2nd reading
- Status
- active
- Sponsor
- Baroness Young of Hornsey
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