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Crown Immunity (Prisons) Bill

A Bill to make provision to remove Crown immunity as it applies to prisons for the purposes of health and safety legislation.

In progress Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)

The story so farThe Crown Immunity (Prisons) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 22 July 2025 by Blair McDougall (Labour). 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.

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Progress through Parliament

  1. 1st reading Commons 22 Jul 2025
  2. 2nd reading Commons Current

Source: the official bill page. Last updated 1 May 2026.