Hillsborough law clears Lords committee stage

Name: Hillsborough law clears Lords committee stage
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Hillsborough law clears Lords committee stage as questions over paramedics remain

The proposed Hillsborough law has moved a step closer to becoming law, but peers have questioned whether paramedics should be covered by some of its proposed offences. The Bill is intended to strengthen accountability and transparency during investigations and inquiries.

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00:00The proposed Hillsborough law has cleared committee stage in the House of Lords.

00:05Peers have raised questions about whether its offences should apply to paramedics.

00:10The Public Office Accountability Bill would create a legally enforceable duty of candour for public officials and authorities during investigations

00:18requiring them to act transparently.

00:21It takes its name from the Hillsborough disaster in 1989, when 97 football supporters died in a crush at the

00:27FA Cup semi-final in Sheffield.

00:29Labour peer Baroness Leavitt argued paramedics should be covered by the proposed offence of seriously improper conduct.

00:36She cited a case in which she appeared for the prosecution involving a paramedic accused of serious sexual misconduct towards

00:43a vulnerable patient.

00:44The court ruled the paramedic did not meet the legal definition of a public officer for the common law offence

00:50of misconduct in public office, so the conviction could not stand.

00:53Baroness Leavitt said people receiving emergency treatment can be vulnerable and must be able to trust those responding.

00:59Justice Minister Lord Lemos said a law commission review recommended excluding frontline healthcare workers unless they're providing services to people

01:08in state detention.

01:09He said healthcare is delivered in public and private settings and including only public sector workers could create an arbitrary

01:17distinction between people doing the same job.

01:20The bill will next reach report stage in the Lords when amendments will be voted on.

01:24It will then return to the House of Commons for approval.

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