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Speaking in the House of Lords on 9 June 2025

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Public Authorities (Fraud, Error and Recovery) Bill

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In the Bill’s previous incarnation, in the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, as the noble Baroness, Lady Kidron, stated, a similar power enables the collection of highly sensitive personal data, yet comparable powers under the infamous Investigatory Powers Act are subject to rigorous safeguards, judicial authorisation, scope limits, oversight and redress mechanisms. In this Bill, these measures contain few of any such protections. The noble Baroness, Lady Chakrabarti, made a similar reference:
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