The Hillsborough Law has cleared the Commons and is before the Lords — but it is not yet law. We track the Public Office (Accountability) Bill as at September 2026: the duty of candour and assistance, the offences behind it, non-means-tested legal aid for bereaved families at inquests, and the drafting fights still to come at Lords committee stage.
A forensic look at how UK ministers’ negligence and political self-interest allow institutional abuses to persist unchecked.
Britain’s accountability crisis is failing victims and whistleblowers alike, leaving justice delayed and trust in institutions eroded.
