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Proceeding contribution from Chris Coghlan (Liberal Democrat) in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 14 July 2026. It occurred during Debate on bill on Public Office (Accountability) Bill.

Public Office (Accountability) Bill

I have given the Government evidence that hundreds of children with special educational needs and disabilities are avoidably killing themselves because of public authority negligence and misconduct, including my constituent Jen Bridges-Chalkley. Does the Minister agree that the first step in tackling this problem is knowing how many of these suicides there are? We cannot do that unless we have a national oversight mechanism and a preventable death tracker that measure it.

Secondary information

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
789 c809 
Session
2026-27
Chamber / Committee
House of Commons chamber
Subjects
Children Coroners Young people Suicide Disclosure of information Accountability Criminal investigation Company investigations Devolution Attorney General Digital technology Inquiries Intelligence services Legal aid scheme Exemptions Ethics Journalism Misconduct NHS National security Northern Ireland Police Public interest Public bodies Public records Negligence Public inquiries Scotland Water companies Parliamentary privilege Disinformation Corporate governance Ethics and Integrity Commission Independent Public Advocate
Legislation
Public Office (Accountability) Bill 2024-26 to 2026-27
Link
View this Proceeding contribution on hansard.parliament.uk