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Online Safety Act 2023

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Sessions 2021-22, 2022-23

Act of Parliament (1)

Full text of the Act of Parliament as passed by Parliament (this is the Act in its original state. The Act may have been amended by another Act and any such amendments are not shown in this version).

Online Safety Act 2023 (c. 50)
26 October 2023

Full text of the Bill as introduced and further versions of the Bill as it is reprinted to incorporate amendments (proposals for change) made during its passage through Parliament.

HL Bill 170 Commons Amendments to Lords Amendments, Consequential Amendments, Disagreements, Amendments in Lieu and Reasons
13 September 2023
Lords
Bill 362 2022-23 (Lords Amendments)
7 September 2023
Commons
HL Bill 164 (as amended on Report)
19 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151 (as amended in Committee)
22 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev) (as brought from the Commons)
18 January 2023
Lords
Bill 220 2022-23 [as amended on re-committal, in Public Bill Committee]
19 December 2022
Commons
Bill 220 2022-23 [as amended on re-committal, in Public Bill Committee] - large print
19 December 2022
Commons
Bill 209 2022-23 (As Amended on Report)
6 December 2022
Commons
Bill 121 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
28 June 2022
Commons
Bill 121 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
28 June 2022
Commons
Bill 004 2022-23 (as introduced)
11 May 2022
Commons
Bill 004 2022-23 (as introduced) - large print
11 May 2022
Commons
Bill 285 2021-22 (as introduced)
17 March 2022
Commons
Bill 285 2021-22 (as introduced) - large print
17 March 2022
Commons

In the House of Commons, amendments are grouped together so that amendments relating to a particular topic or issue are discussed together.

Grouping of Motions and Lords Amendments by the Secretary of State and provisional selection of amendments by Mr Speaker - 12 September 2023
12 September 2023
Commons
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 17 January 2023
16 January 2023
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 15 December 2022
15 December 2022
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 13 December 2022
12 December 2022
Commons
Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments
5 December 2022
Commons
Speaker's provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 12 July 2022
12 July 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 28 June 2022
27 June 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 23 June 2022
23 June 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 21 June 2022
20 June 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 June 2022
16 June 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 14 June 2022
13 June 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 9 June 2022
9 June 2022
Commons
Chairs’ provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 7 June 2022
7 June 2022
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 362 EN 2022-23
7 September 2023
Commons
HL Bill 87 Explanatory Notes
18 January 2023
Lords
Bill 004 EN 2022-23
11 May 2022
Commons
Bill 004 EN 2022-23 - large print
11 May 2022
Commons
Bill 285 EN 2021-22
17 March 2022
Commons
Bill 285 EN 2021-22 - large print
17 March 2022
Commons

The Government provide a delegated powers memorandum for all public (including hybrid) bills to justify the delegation of powers, usually to Ministers, in the bill. For reports of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee, see “Select Committee Reports”.

Online Safety Bill: Second Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
18 July 2023
Lords
Online Safety Bill: Supplementary Delegated Powers Memorandum
6 July 2023
Lords
Online Safety Bill: Delegated Powers Memorandum
20 January 2023
Lords
Memorandum from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the Home Office
17 March 2022
Commons

Full list of amendment papers relating to the Bill. Individual amendment papers will be replaced with consolidated lists before the amendments are discussed. Page and line references in amendment papers refer to the PDF version of the Bill.

HL Bill 170-I Marshalled list for Consideration of Commons Amendments and Reasons
18 September 2023
Lords
HL Bill 170(a) Motions for Consideration of Commons Amendments and Reasons
14 September 2023
Lords
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 12 September 2023
12 September 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 11 September 2023
11 September 2023
Commons
Notices of CCLA Amendments as at 8 September 2023
8 September 2023
Commons
HL Bill 164-I Marshalled list for Third Reading
5 September 2023
Lords
HL Bill 164(a) Amendments for Third Reading
4 September 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-V Fifth marshalled list for Report (Corrected)
17 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-IV(a) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)
14 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-IV Fourth marshalled list for Report
13 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-III(b) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
12 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-III(a) Amendments for Report (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
11 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-III Third marshalled list for Report
10 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-II Second marshalled list for Report
6 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-I(Rev) Revised marshalled list for Report
5 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151-I Marshalled list for Report
4 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151(e) Amendments for Report
3 July 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151(d) Amendments for Report
30 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151(c) Amendments for Report
29 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151(b) Amendment for Report
28 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 151(a) Amendments for Report
26 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-X Tenth marshalled list for Committee
20 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IX(c) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)
19 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IX(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)
15 June 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IX(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Ninth Marshalled List)
24 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IX Ninth marshalled list for Committee
23 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-VIII Eighth marshalled list for Committee
19 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-VII(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Seventh Marshalled List)
18 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-VII Seventh marshalled list for Committee
12 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-VI(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Sixth Marshalled List)
10 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-VI Sixth marshalled list for Committee
9 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-V Fifth marshalled list for Committee
4 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IV(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)
2 May 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IV(a) Amendment for Committee (Supplementary to the Fourth Marshalled List)
28 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-IV Fourth marshalled list for Committee
27 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-III(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Third Marshalled List)
26 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-III Third marshalled list for Committee
25 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-II(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Second Marshalled List)
24 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-II Second marshalled list for Committee
21 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-I(c) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
20 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-I(b) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
19 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-I(a) Amendments for Committee (Supplementary to the Marshalled List)
18 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)-I Marshalled list for Committee
17 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(zc) Amendments for Committee
14 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(zb) Amendments for Committee
13 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(za) Amendments for Committee
12 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(z) Amendments for Committee
11 April 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(y) Amendments for Committee
30 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(x) Amendments for Committee
29 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(w) Amendments for Committee
28 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(v) Amendments for Committee
27 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(u) Amendments for Committee
23 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(t) Amendments for Committee
16 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(s) Amendment for Committee
15 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(r) Amendments for Committee
14 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(q) Amendment for Committee
10 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(p) Amendment for Committee
9 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(o) Amendments for Committee
8 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(n) Amendments for Committee
7 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(m) Amendments for Committee
6 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(l) Amendment for Committee
2 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(k) Amendments for Committee
1 March 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(j) Amendments for Committee
28 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(i) Amendments for Committee
27 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(h) Amendments for Committee
24 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(g) Amendments for Committee
22 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(f) Amendments for Committee
21 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(e) Amendments for Committee
15 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(d) Amendments for Committee
9 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(c) Amendments for Committee
6 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(b) Amendments for Committee
3 February 2023
Lords
HL Bill 87(Rev)(a) Amendments for Committee
2 February 2023
Lords
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 17 January 2023 - large print
17 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 16 January 2023
16 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 January 2023
13 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 January 2023
12 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 January 2023
11 January 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 January 2023
10 January 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 15 December 2022
15 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 December 2022
14 December 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 13 December 2022
13 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 December 2022
12 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 December 2022
9 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 December 2022
8 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 December 2022
7 December 2022
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 5 December 2022
5 December 2022
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 5 December 2022 - large print
5 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 2 December 2022
2 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 December 2022
1 December 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 November 2022
30 November 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 29 November 2022
29 November 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 November 2022
28 November 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 November 2022
25 November 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 28 October 2022
28 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 October 2022
27 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 26 October 2022
26 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 October 2022
7 October 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 September 2022
7 September 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 July 2022
15 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 14 July 2022
14 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 July 2022
13 July 2022
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 July 2022
12 July 2022
Commons
Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 12 July 2022 - large print
12 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 July 2022
11 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 July 2022
8 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 7 July 2022
7 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 July 2022
6 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 5 July 2022
5 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2022
4 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 July 2022
1 July 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 30 June 2022
30 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 28 June 2022
28 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 24 June 2022
24 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 June 2022
23 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 22 June 2022
22 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 21 June 2022
21 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 June 2022
17 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 June 2022
16 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 June 2022
15 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 14 June 2022
14 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 13 June 2022
13 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 10 June 2022
10 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 9 June 2022
9 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 8 June 2022
8 June 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 7 June 2022
7 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 6 June 2022
6 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 1 June 2022
1 June 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 27 May 2022
27 May 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 26 May 2022
26 May 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 25 May 2022
25 May 2022
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 24 May 2022
24 May 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 23 May 2022
23 May 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 May 2022
20 May 2022
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 18 May 2022
18 May 2022
Commons

Details of proceedings in Public Bill Committee or Committee of the whole House, on any report (consideration) stage, and on any consideration of Lords Amendments or any subsequent Lords Messages. The documents contain the text of amendments considered at each sitting and show whether it was agreed to, negatived (not agreed), not called, not moved or withdrawn.

Proceedings on Consideration of Lords Amendments as at 12 September 2023
12 September 2023
Commons
Report Stage Proceedings as at 17 January 2023
17 January 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Proceedings as at 15 December 2022
15 December 2022
Commons
All proceedings up to 5 December 2022 at Report Stage
5 December 2022
Commons
All proceedings up to 28 June 2022 at Public Bill Committee Stage
28 June 2022
Commons

House of Commons Library and House of Lords Library briefing papers aim to be politically impartial, containing factual information as well as a range of opinions on each subject. Briefing papers on Bills are produced before Second Reading and, in the Commons, after Committee Stage.

Online Safety Bill: HL Bill 87
25 January 2023
Lords
Online Safety Bill: Commons Stages
24 November 2022
Commons
Briefing Paper on the Bill
8 April 2022
Commons

The following select committee reports have been identified as relevant to the debate on the Bill.

41st Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
7 September 2023
Lords
40th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
31 August 2023
Lords
38th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
3 July 2023
Lords
15th Report of the Select Committee on the Constitution
17 March 2023
Lords
28th Report of the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee
7 March 2023
Lords

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Online Safety Bill (re-committed Clauses and Schedules): call for evidence
7 December 2022
Commons
Have your say on the Online Safety Bill
20 April 2022
Commons

Written submissions from outside bodies and individuals are circulated to MPs appointed to examine the Bill during committee stage in a Public Bill Committee. The following written submissions were sent to this committee.

Written evidence submitted by HOPE not hate (OSB113)
16 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Samaritans (OSB114)
16 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Jeffrey Howard, Associate Professor of Political Theory and Director of the Online Speech Project, School of Public Policy, University College London (OSB115)
16 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Open Rights Group (OSB116)
16 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Meta (OSB117)
16 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Mencap (OSB101)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by News Media Association (NMA) (OSB102)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr Edina Harbinja, Reader in law, Aston Law School, Aston Business School, and Deputy Editor of the Computer Law and Security Review (OSB103)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Carnegie UK (OSB104)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Full Fact (OSB105)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Antisemitism Policy Trust (OSB106)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Big Brother Watch (OSB107)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Microsoft (OSB108)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Internet Society (OSB109)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Parent Zone (OSB110)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Robin Wilton (OSB111)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Wikimedia Foundation (OSB112)
14 December 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Mental Health Foundation (OSB89)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by CEASE UK (OSB90)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Amazon UK (OSB91)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Demos (supplementary submission) (OSB92)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dave 'Yardfish' (OSB93)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Sam Guinness (OSB94)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by M. Jenny Edwards, Criminologist and international subject matter expert (SME), Chandler Edwards (OSB95)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Domestic Abuse Commissioner (OSB96)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The football authorities (Kick It Out, The FA, The Premier League, EFL, Women's Super League, Women's Championship, National League, Isthmian League, Southern League, Northern Premier League, Professional Footballers Association, League Managers' Association, Professional Game Match Officials, and Women in Football) (joint submission) (OSB97)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Suzy Lamplugh Trust (OSB98)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Liberty (OSB99)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Ibrahim Chaudry (OSB100)
29 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Glassdoor, Inc (OSB87)
24 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Open Rights Group (OSB88)
24 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by James Wilson (OSB78)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Meta (supplementary submission) (OSB79)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Aviva (OSB80)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Church of Scotland (OSB81)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by WebGroup Czech Republic, a.s. and NKL Associates s.r.o. (OSB82)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Uta Kohl, Professor of Law at Southampton Law School, and Dr Napoleon Xanthoulis, Lecturer in Law at Southampton Law School (OSB83)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Barnardo's (OSB84)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The Children's Society (OSB85)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Clare McGlynn, Durham Law School, Durham University, and Professor Lorna Woods OBE, School of Law, University of Essex (OSB86)
22 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Twitter (OSB77)
17 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Full Fact (supplementary submission) (OSB69)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Care Quality Commission (CQC) (OSB70)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Oxford University's Child-Centred AI initiative, Department of Computer Science (OSB71)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Retail Consortium (BRC) (OSB72)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Claudine Tinsman, doctoral candidate in Cyber Security at the University of Oxford (OSB73)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Board of Film Classification (BBFC) (OSB74)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Advertising Standards Authority (OSB75)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by YoungMinds (OSB76)
15 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Badger Trust (OSB61)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the LEGO Group (OSB62)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the End Violence Against Women Coalition (EVAW) (OSB63)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Hacked Off Campaign (further submission) (re: clause 50) (OSB64)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Office of the City Remembrancer, on behalf of the City of London Corporation and City of London Police (OSB65)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Juul Labs (OSB66)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Big Brother Watch, ARTICLE 19, Open Rights Group, Index on Censorship, and Global Partners Digital (OSB67)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by News Media Association (supplementary submission) (OSB68)
10 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by LV= General Insurance (OSB39)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Epilepsy Society (OSB40)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Free Speech Union (OSB41)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Graham Smith (OSB42)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Center for Data Innovation (OSB43)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Samaritans (OSB44)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by End Violence Against Women coalition, Glitch, Refuge, Carnegie UK, 5Rights, NSPCC and Professors Lorna Woods and Clare McGlynn (joint submission) (OSB45)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Sky (OSB46)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Peter Wright, Editor Emeritus, DMG Media (OSB47)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Graham Smith (further submission) (OSB48)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by CARE (Christian Action Research and Education) (OSB49)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Age Verification Providers Association (supplementary submission) (OSB50)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Legal Advice Centre at Queen Mary, University of London, and Mishcon de Reya LLP (joint submission) (OSB51)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Google UK (supplementary submission) (OSB52)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Refuge (supplementary submission) (OSB53)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Reset (supplementary submission) (OSB54)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Public Service Broadcasters (BBC, Channel 4, and Channel 5) (OSB55)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Which? (OSB56)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Corinne Fowler, School of Museum Studies, University of Leicester (OSB57)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Independent Media Association (OSB58)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Hacked Off Campaign (OSB59)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Center for Countering Digital Hate (OSB60)
8 June 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Investment Association (OSB24)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Jeremy Peckham (OSB25)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Mid-Sized Platform Group (OSB26)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Carnegie UK (OSB27)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Full Fact (OSB28)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Together Association (OSB29)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The Christian Institute (OSB30)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Clean Up the Internet (OSB31)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by 5Rights Foundation, NSPCC and Children's Charities' Coalition on Internet Safety (CHIS) (and others) (joint submission on Children's Amendments on the Bill) (OSB32)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB UK) (OSB33)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Internet Advertising Bureau UK (IAB UK) (Annex - IAB UK Digital advertising industry commitment to tackle scam advertising online) (OSB33A)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Victims' Commissioner (OSB34)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The British Psychological Society (OSB35)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Paul Wragg (OSB36)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Global Encryption Coalition signatories (joint submission) (OSB37)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Internet Matters (OSB38)
27 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Professional Publishers Association (PPA) (OSB01)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Neil Kendall et al (OSB02)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Girlguiding (OSB03)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Alliance to Counter Crime Online and the World Parrot Trust (joint submission) (OSB04)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Which? (OSB05)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Index on Censorship (OSB06)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Alliance for Intellectual Property (OSB07)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA UK) (OSB08)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the International Justice Mission (IJM UK) (OSB09)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Local Government Association (LGA) (OSB10)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Russ Elliott (OSB11)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by SWGfL - Safety & Security Online (OSB12)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Action for Primates and Lady Freethinker (OSB13)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Association of British Insurers (ABI) (OSB14)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Microsoft (OSB15)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Age Verification Providers Association (OSB16)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by techUK (OSB17)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by UK Interactive Entertainment (Ukie), the trade association for the UK's video games industry (OSB18)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Centre for Media Monitoring (OSB19)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Save Online Speech Coalition (OSB20)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Bumble (OSB21)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor Clare McGlynn (OSB22)
25 May 2022
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Antisemitism Policy Trust (OSB23)
25 May 2022
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment
18 January 2023
Supplementary Impact Assessment - Regulatory Policy Committee Opinion
18 January 2023
Overview of expected impact of changes to the Online Safety Bill
18 January 2023
Impact Assessment from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and Home Office
17 March 2022

Occasionally questions put to government Ministers during debates on Bills in either the House of Commons or the House of Lords may be answered by the Minister saying 'I will write to the Hon Member'. Such “will write” replies are not published in Hansard but are placed in the Library of the House concerned and published on the Parliamentary website.

Letter from Lord Parkinson to All Peers regarding Government Amendments at Third Reading: Secretary of State’s powers, remote access for algorithmic testing, threatening communications.
4 September 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson to peers regarding issues raised in the report stage debates (fourth and fifth days).
25 July 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson regarding issues raised during the Report Stage privacy duties in regards to age verification measures, redress for parents when trying to access data relating to a deceased child, The Conservative Woman website, differences in powers to direct, the Bill’s approach to provider content, a mechanism for disputes in relation to decisions about recognised news publishers.
19 July 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson to All Peers regarding issues raised during the Report stage (first day): meetings with those working on the front line of self-harm and suicide prevention, setting categorisation thresholds for companies, expectations for services which already prohibit content, identity verification.
12 July 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson to All Peers regarding issues raised during the Committee stage: the use of copyright and contract law when dealing with images wrongly used on pornographic sites, Ofcom’s annual transparency reports, the ‘scope’ of terms of service in the transparency reporting requirements, and more.
29 June 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson to All Peers regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage: issues relating to devolution, applying the Bill to the Bailiwick of Guernsey or the Isle of Man, how suicide and self harm material is covered by the Bill, parliamentary approval should Ofcom negotiate contracted duties with charities.
26 May 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson to All Peers regarding issues raised during the Committee Stage of the: access to information in private settings, Lord Clement-Jones’s proposed amendments, llegal content originating overseas, the purpose of clause 11(14), child safety duties and VPNs, Ofcom and companies taking alternative approaches, user verification provisions in relation to Meta, European Convention on Human Rights, school children enrolled in computing classes, fraudulent advertisements.
18 May 2023
Letter from Lord Parkinson to All Peers regarding issues raised during the Committee stage (second day): whether services such as Skyscanner would be classed as search services, the business disruption measures and app stores, the duty on Category 1 services to publish a summary of their risk assessment, if Twitter started publishing pornography on its service.
27 April 2023
Letter from Chris Philp MP to the Deposited Papers Clerk regarding 3 documents for deposit in the House libraries.
17 March 2022

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Compilation PDF of Committee Debates so far
29 June 2022
Commons
28 June 2022
Commons
28 June 2022
Commons
23 June 2022
Commons
21 June 2022
Commons
21 June 2022
Commons
16 June 2022
Commons
16 June 2022
Commons
14 June 2022
Commons
14 June 2022
Commons
9 June 2022
Commons
9 June 2022
Commons
7 June 2022
Commons
7 June 2022
Commons
26 May 2022
Commons
26 May 2022
Commons
24 May 2022
Commons
24 May 2022
Commons

Commons Committee stage (re-committed clauses and schedules)

Committee debates: compilation pdf of sittings
16 December 2022
Commons
15 December 2022
Commons
13 December 2022
Commons
13 December 2022
Commons

Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
19 April 2022
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
5 December 2022
Commons
Report stage (day 1) - Commons Hansard link
12 July 2022
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion (No. 4) - Commons Hansard link
5 December 2022
Commons

Commons Report stage

Report stage - Commons Hansard link
17 January 2023
Commons

Commons 3rd reading

3rd reading - Commons Hansard link
17 January 2023
Commons

Commons Programme motion

Programme motion - Commons Hansard link
12 September 2023
Commons

Commons Consideration of Lords amendments

Consideration of Lords Amendments - Commons Hansard link
12 September 2023
Commons

Lords 1st reading

18 January 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

1 February 2023
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Lords Hansard - Part 1
22 June 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
22 June 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
25 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
23 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
23 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
16 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
16 May 2023
Lords
11 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
9 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
9 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
2 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
2 May 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
27 April 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
27 April 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
25 April 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
25 April 2023
Lords
19 April 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

19 July 2023
Lords
17 July 2023
Lords
12 July 2023
Lords
Lord Hansard - Part 1
10 July 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
10 July 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 1
6 July 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
6 July 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 3
6 July 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

6 September 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

19 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

26 October 2023

Lords 1st reading

Minutes of Proceedings
18 January 2023
Lords

Lords 2nd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
1 February 2023
Lords

Lords Committee stage

Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
22 June 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
22 June 2023
Lords
Lords Hansard - Part 2
25 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
25 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
25 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
23 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
23 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
16 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
16 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
11 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
9 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
9 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
2 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
2 May 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
27 April 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
27 April 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
25 April 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
25 April 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
19 April 2023
Lords

Lords Report stage

Minutes of Proceedings
19 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
17 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings
12 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
10 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
10 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 1
6 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 2
6 July 2023
Lords
Minutes of Proceedings - Part 3
6 July 2023
Lords

Lords 3rd reading

Minutes of Proceedings
6 September 2023
Lords

Lords Consideration of Commons amendments

Minutes of Proceedings
19 September 2023
Lords

Royal Assent

Minutes of Proceedings
26 October 2023