This bill grants the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association legal status and diplomatic-style privileges, including tax relief and immunity from legal process for the organisation and its Secretary-General.
A Bill to provide for corporate status of and for certain privileges and immunities to be accorded to the international inter-parliamentary organisation of national and sub-national legislatures of Commonwealth countries known as the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association and to its Secretary-General; and for connected purposes
Status: In Progress
Current House: Lords
Stage: 1st reading
Sponsored by: Baroness D'Souza
Introduced: 2022-01-13