Overview

• Ian Byrne formally reintroduced the original Hillsborough Law under a Ten Minute Rule motion in the House of Commons on July 2.
• Sir Keir Starmer publicly reaffirmed his commitment to enact the fully drafted bill after a letter signed by 167 MPs and Lords and appeals from local councils.
• The 2017 draft, drawn up by Pete Weatherby KC and Elkan Abrahamson, mandates a statutory duty of candour for public servants and guarantees legal funding for disaster victims.
• Hillsborough families rejected a diluted government replacement earlier this year, prompting its quiet withdrawal.
• Ministers must now decide whether to preserve binding truth-telling obligations with funding guarantees or propose a watered-down alternative.