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Bill · started in the Lords

Duchy of Cornwall Bill [HL]

A Bill to amend the succession to the title of the Duke of Cornwall, to remove the presumption of Crown Immunity applying to the Duchy of Cornwall, to remove various powers, exemptions and immunities from the Duchy of Cornwall, to confirm the right to Royal Mines within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly vests in the Crown, to provide the right to Treasure Trove, bona vacantia and escheat within Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly lies with the Crown and to provide that any attorney or solicitor appointed in the affairs of the Duchy of Cornwall shall be called to the Bar or hold a practising certificate as appropriate; and for connected purposes

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Lords)

The story so farThe Duchy of Cornwall Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 10 June 2015 by Lord Berkeley (Labour). It is now at second reading in the House of Lords. 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 Lords 10 Jun 2015
  2. 2nd reading Lords Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 12 May 2016.