Bill · started in the Commons

BBC (Transparency) Bill

A Bill to require the BBC to publish specified information including all invoices over £500, expenditure by region, details of staff remuneration and exit payments, payments to personal service companies and other contractors, and the outside earnings of staff; and for connected purposes.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe BBC (Transparency) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 8 December 2020 by Alun Cairns (Conservative). 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 8 Dec 2020
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 4 May 2021.