The Hillsborough Bill: A Landmark for Legal Aid
Tue 16 Dec
|London
Join us as we host the Lord Chancellor and Deputy PM to discuss the Public Office (Accountability) Bill - AKA The Hillsborough Bill.
Time & Location
16 Dec 2025, 17:00 – 18:00
London, Houses of Parliament, Parliament Sq, London SW1A 0PW, UK
About the Event
Sarah Russell MP, on behalf of the APPG on Access to Justice and in collaboration with The Law Society is delighted to be hosting the Lord Chancellor and Deputy Prime Minister, Rt Hon David Lammy to discuss the Public Office (Accountability) Bill - AKA, The Hillsborough Bill. We will also be joined by:
Alex Davies-Jones MP, Minister for Victims
Deborah Coles, Executive Director of Inquest
Families with experience
The Hillsborough Bill represents a landmark moment for Access to Justice, and for the legal aid sector more broadly, as the Bill intends to provide legal aid for bereaved families during inquests.
The panel will take place in The Wilson Room in the Portcullis House from 17:00-18:00.