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Hillsborough Law Delayed Again, Campaigners Demand Timetable

3/21/2026

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The Hillsborough Law will not be passed before the parliamentary session ends in May 2025, as ministers plan to carry it over to the next session for a hoped autumn 2025 passage.
Campaigners, including Labour MPs, are pressing for a clear timetable after previous deadlines were missed.
The law would establish a "duty of candour" to prevent cover-ups, a concern underscored by police handling of the 1989 disaster that killed 97.

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Story summary

The Hillsborough Law will not be passed before the parliamentary session ends in May 2025, as ministers plan to carry it over to the next session for a hoped autumn 2025 passage.
Campaigners, including Labour MPs, are pressing for a clear timetable after previous deadlines were missed.
The law would establish a "duty of candour" to prevent cover-ups, a concern underscored by police handling of the 1989 disaster that killed 97.