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Public Services (Ownership and User Involvement) Bill

A Bill to promote public ownership of public services; to introduce a presumption in favour of service provision by public sector and not-for-profit entities; and to put in place mechanisms to increase the accountability, transparency and public control of public services, including those operated by private companies.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Public Services (Ownership and User Involvement) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 22 January 2014 by Caroline Lucas (Green Party). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.

Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 22 Jan 2014
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 15 May 2014.