Should public bodies have a legal duty to tell the truth?

Should public bodies have a legal duty to tell the truth?

Where this bill stands

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

Committee stage (Committee Stage), Lords, as at Oct 7, 2026, when this film was made.

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Chapters

0:00A legal duty of candour
0:16Notify
0:31Published ethical codes
0:49Replacing the old offence
1:15Introduced in the Commons
1:31For

Sources

Bill stages and current position — UK Parliament

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