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Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Session 2022-23

Bill (4)

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.

Bill 314 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)
9 June 2023
Commons
Bill 314 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee) - large print
9 June 2023
Commons
Bill 265 2022-23 (as introduced)
8 March 2023
Commons
Bill 265 2022-23 (as introduced) - large print
8 March 2023
Commons

Documents to explain the purpose of the Bill.

Bill 265 EN 2022-23
8 March 2023
Commons
Bill 265 EN 2022-23 - large print
8 March 2023
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”.

Memorandum from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - March 2023
8 March 2023
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.

Notices of Amendments as at 25 August 2023
25 August 2023
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Notices of Amendments as at 21 July 2023
21 July 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 20 July 2023
20 July 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2023
4 July 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 May 2023
23 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2023
19 May 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 May 2023
18 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2023
17 May 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 May 2023
16 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2023
15 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 12 May 2023
12 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 11 May 2023
11 May 2023
Commons
Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 May 2023
10 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2023
9 May 2023
Commons
Notices of Amendments as at 4 May 2023
4 May 2023
Commons

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

Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 23 May 2023
22 May 2023
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 18 May 2023
17 May 2023
Commons
Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 May 2023
15 May 2023
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.

All proceedings up to 23 May 2023 at Public Bill Committee Stage
23 May 2023
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.

Briefing paper on Commons Stages
9 June 2023
Commons
Briefing Paper on the Bill
28 March 2023
Commons

Archive of press notices related to the Bill.

Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill: call for written evidence
18 April 2023
Commons

The Government human rights memorandum is prepared by the Government to assist the Joint Committee on Human Rights with its scrutiny of the Bill’s human rights implications.

European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum - 8 March 2023
8 March 2023
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 Jonathan Sellors MBE, Legal Counsel and Company Secretary, UK Biobank (supplementary submission) (DPDIB33)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Marie Curie (DPDIB34)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by techUK (supplementary submission) (DPDIB35)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) (DPDIB36)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Aviva (DPDIB37)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (DPDIB38)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by TransUnion International UK Limited (DPDIB39)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the British Medical Association (BMA) (DPDIB40)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Open Data Institute (ODI) (DPDIB41)
24 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Connected by Data (supplementary submission) (DPDIB29)
19 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Reset (DPDIB30)
19 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Professor David Erdos, Professor of Law and the Open Society, Co-Director, Centre for Intellectual Property and Information Law, Faculty of Law, University of Cambridge (DPDIB31)
19 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Kent & Medway Health and Care Strategic Information Governance Network (DPDIB32)
19 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by John McVeigh, Principal Consultant, AssureMore (DPDIB10)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Tim Bell, Managing Director, Data Protection Representative (UK) Limited (trading as DataRep UK) (DPDIB11)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by The Advertising Association (DPDIB12)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by DPN Associates (DPDIB13)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Shoosmiths LLP (DPDIB14)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by 5Rights Foundation (DPDIB15)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UKCTA) (DPDIB16)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Internet Services Providers' Association (DPDIB17)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Judith Ratcliffe, Privacy Professional (further submission) (DPDIB18)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Gener8 (DPDIB19)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Which? (DPDIB20)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the National AIDS Trust (DPDIB21)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Sky (DPDIB22)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Market Research Society (MRS) (DPDIB23)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Lucy Purdon, Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla Foundation (DPDIB24)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Hyperoptic (DPDIB25)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by UK Finance (supplementary submission) (DPDIB26)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Medtronic plc (supplementary submission) (DPDIB27)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (DPDIB28)
17 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Judith Ratcliffe, Privacy Professional (DPDIB01)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Dr C N M Pounder, Amberhawk Training Limited (DPDIB02)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Prighter Ltd (DPDIB03)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Damien Welfare (DPDIB04)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Data and Marketing Association (DMA) (DPDIB05)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Open Rights Group (DPDIB06)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by Big Brother Watch (DPDIB07)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by TrueLayer (DPDIB08)
11 May 2023
Commons
Written evidence submitted by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK (DPDIB09)
11 May 2023
Commons

List of related Impact Assessments

Impact Assessment for the original Data Protection and Digital Information Bill - March 2023
9 March 2023

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 John Whittingdale MP to Stephanie Peacock MP regarding issues raised in the committee stage debate: Clause 83 Direct marketing for the purposes of democratic engagement, Clause 99 - concern raised by MedConfidential, Clause 48 to 53 - UK digital identities and attributes trust framework.
25 May 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Ian Paisley MP and Philip Hollobone MP regarding ensuring that the personal data of research participants is protected, as discussed during the Committee Stage of the Bill.
23 May 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Damian Collins MP regarding issues raised in the committee stage debate (sixth sitting): data collected by mobile devices.
22 May 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Stephanie Peacock MP regarding business data and customer data.
22 May 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Chi Onwurah MP regarding further information about the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes.
22 May 2023
Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Damian Collins MP regarding the committee stage debate (third sitting): consultation requirements that will apply to new regulations made under the UK GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation).
17 May 2023
Impact assessment.
19 April 2023

Full transcripts

Commons Committee stage

Committee debates - compilation pdf of sittings so far
24 May 2023
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23 May 2023
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23 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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18 May 2023
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16 May 2023
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16 May 2023
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11 May 2023
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10 May 2023
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Link to the relevant section in the Commons Hansard Daily Report

Commons 2nd reading

2nd reading - Commons Hansard link
17 April 2023
Commons