Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

Long title

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

1. 1st reading· Commons

   8 March 2023 – 8 March 2023

2. 2nd reading· Commons

   17 April 2023 – 17 April 2023

3. Programme motion· Commons

   17 April 2023 – 17 April 2023

4. Ways and Means resolution· Commons

   17 April 2023 – 17 April 2023

5. Money resolution· Commons

   17 April 2023 – 17 April 2023

6. Carry-over motion· Commons

   17 April 2023 – 17 April 2023

7. Committee stage· Commons

   10 May 2023 – 23 May 2023

8. 1st reading· Commons

   8 November 2023 – 8 November 2023

9. 2nd reading· Commons

   8 November 2023 – 8 November 2023

10. Report stage· Commons

    29 November 2023 – 29 November 2023

11. 3rd reading· Commons

    29 November 2023 – 29 November 2023

12. 1st reading· Lords

    6 December 2023 – 6 December 2023

13. 2nd reading· Lords

    19 December 2023 – 19 December 2023

14. Carry-over motion· Commons

    7 February 2024 – 7 February 2024

15. Committee stage· Lords

    20 March 2024 – 24 April 2024