Exercise of Reasonable Discretion Bill 2008-09
Progress of the Bill
Bill started in the House of Commons
- House of Commons
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- House of Lords
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- Royal Assent
Last event
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1st Reading: House of Commons 4 February, 2009
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04.02.2009
Latest Bill
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Bill as introduced | PDF version, 78KB | 02.03.2009 |
Latest news on the Bill
This Bill was presented to Parliament on 4 February. This is known as First Reading and there was no debate on the Bill at this stage.This Bill was on the Order Paper for a Second Reading on several Fridays before being dropped by its sponsor, Tim Boswell.
Summary of the Bill
The Bill aims to ensure that public authorities and public servants would not be subject to any criminal or civil penalty as a result of the exercise of reasonable discretion in the performance of their functions. Its provisions would cover public authorities, public servants and contracts for public services. The term public authority is defined by the Bill and includes the NHS, the police, local and central and devolved Government and non-departmental public bodies. The formal intent of the Bill is to indemnify public servants, central government, local government and other public agencies from legal action if they take decisions in good faith, as a result of the exercise of reasonable discretion, in the public interest.Stay up to date
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