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Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

Government Bill

Originated in the House of Commons, Sessions 2022-23, 2023-24

Last updated: 23 September 2024 at 12:52

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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.

Sponsoring departments

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Michelle Donelan
Conservative, Chippenham
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Viscount Camrose
Conservative, Excepted Hereditary

Current version of the Bill

HL Bill 67 (as amended in Grand Committee)
25 April 2024
Lords

Bill passage

Bill started in the House of Commons
1st reading
2nd reading
Committee stage
Report stage
3rd reading
Bill in the House of Lords
1st reading
2nd reading
Report stage
3rd reading
Final stages
Consideration of amendments
Royal Assent
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