Written Question·Cabinet Office·UIN 77542
Public Authority (Accountability) Bill
Tabled: 16 September 2025
Answered: 13 October 2025
Question
Mike Wood
Conservative — Kingswinford and South Staffordshire
To ask the Minister for the Cabinet Office, if he will make an assessment of the potential impact of clause 3(2)(a) of the Public Authority (Accountability) Bill on freedom of speech.
Answer
Nick Thomas-SymondsThe Public Office (Accountability) Bill - known as the ‘Hillsborough Law’ - was introduced in Parliament on 16 September 2025. The Bill includes a new offence of misleading the public. It applies where a public authority or public official acts with the i...
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