Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

What the bill does

A Bill to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to identified or identifiable living individuals; to make provision about services consisting of the use of information to ascertain and verify facts about individuals; to make provision about access to customer data and business data; to make provision about privacy and electronic communications; to make provision about services for the provision of electronic signatures, electronic seals and other trust services; to make provision about the disclosure of information to improve public service delivery; to make provision for the implementation of agreements on sharing information for law enforcement purposes; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about oversight of biometric data; and for connected purposes.

Progress through Parliament

What Committee stage means, and what happens next

At committee stage the bill is examined clause by clause and amendments are proposed, debated and voted on. This is where most changes are made.

Report stage follows, giving the whole House a chance to consider the amended bill and propose further changes.

Read the full guide to this stage: What happens at committee stage of a bill

Questions about the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

What stage is the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill at?

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is currently at Committee stage in the UK Parliament.

Has the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill become law?

Not yet. A bill becomes law only when it has passed both Houses and received Royal Assent. The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is currently at Committee stage.

What happens next to the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill?

Report stage follows, giving the whole House a chance to consider the amended bill and propose further changes.

Who sponsored the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill?

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill was sponsored by Michelle Donelan.

When was the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill introduced?

It was introduced to Parliament on 8 March 2023, at first reading.

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