ARCHIVED: This Practice Note has been archived and is not maintained. For information on government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime in 2023, see: Corporate Crime bills tracker—2023 [Archived].

This Practice Note tracks the progress of government bills relevant to the field of corporate crime which have been tabled in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords in the UK Parliament. It also includes those private Members’ bills (primarily ballot bills) relating to business crime/white collar crime which, from their advanced progress through Parliament, seem likely to receive Royal Assent. It also provides links to further information about each piece of legislation.

For information on key secondary legislation which might of be interest to corporate crime lawyers, see Practice Note: Corporate Crime horizon scanner 2022—Key secondary legislation.

This bills tracker is designed to assist corporate crime practitioners keep up to date with primary legislation and bills which will impact their particular areas of corporate crime practice:

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   Brexit

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   Criminal procedure and evidence

3. •

   Bribery, corruption, sanctions and export controls

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   Cybercrime