Knowledge (XXG)

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

Source 📝

45:
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 for a power to obtain information for social security purposes; to make provision about the retention of information by providers of internet services in connection with investigations into child deaths; to make provision about the keeping and maintenance of registers of births and deaths; to make provision about the recording and sharing, and keeping of a register, of information relating to apparatus in streets; to make provision about information standards for health and social care; to establish the Information Commission; to make provision about retention and oversight of biometric data; and for connected purposes.
27: 44:
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
187:
Certain parts of the bill were the subject of controversy, in particular the power of the Secretary of State to force banks to monitor benefits claimants bank accounts, which the government said was to root out benefit fraud. A subsequent legal opinion indicated that the powers would breach the
136:
The legislation proposed to replace EU-derived data protection laws with a new UK regime of such laws. The bill would have established an Information Commission and transferred the Information Commissioner's functions to the commission. It also mandated the removal of cookie pop ups and banned
140:
The bill mandated the creation of a digital verification services trust framework, in consultation with the Information Commissioner. The trust framework would have been empowered to set rules and conditions for approval of DVS services, as well as specify commencement times and transitional
262: 141:
provisions for these services. The bill also required the Secretary of State to keep a register of digital verification services and conferred powers to award a trust mark for use by persons providing registered digital services.
237: 307: 107: 60: 355: 173: 331: 153: 69: 382: 289: 387: 308:"Data Protection Bill Proposes "Wholly Unnecessary" Surveillance Measures That Are A "Disproportionate Violation" Of Benefit Claimants Privacy" 145: 177: 157: 65: 189: 169: 193: 103: 31: 126: 99: 356:"Legal opinion on proposed financial surveillance powers in Data Protection and Digital Information Bill" 213: 39: 263:"Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill: European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum" 115: 154:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
111: 70:
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
56: 332:"Information Commissioner questions DWP plan to monitor bank accounts of benefit claimants" 161: 181: 149: 376: 290:"Data Protection and Digital Information Bill falls ahead of the UK General Election" 165: 122: 86: 130: 192:. The controversial elements of the bill were amendments added by the 238:"Understanding the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill" 196:
at a very late stage with limited industry consultation.
108:
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
61:
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
137:nuisance calls with the power for increased fines. 85: 78: 49: 38: 148:on 29 November 2023 and was introduced to the 114:, on 8 March 2023 in the 2022–23 Session and 8: 96:Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 20:Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 19: 18: 184:and so it failed to become legislation. 164:in the Lords on 24 April 2024 and was at 284: 282: 180:. The bill was not completed during the 205: 160:, on 6 December 2023. The bill passed 214:"New data laws debated in Parliament" 125:would have significantly amended the 87:History of passage through Parliament 7: 178:2024 United Kingdom general election 383:Proposed laws of the United Kingdom 190:European Convention on Human Rights 14: 168:in the Lords when parliament was 194:Department for Work and Pensions 104:Parliament of the United Kingdom 32:Parliament of the United Kingdom 25: 388:Data laws of the United Kingdom 1: 358:. Matrix Chambers. 2024-04-17 404: 16:United Kingdom legislation 24: 127:Data Protection Act 2018 118:to the 2023–24 Session. 312:Disability Rights UK 144:The bill passed the 66:The Viscount Camrose 172:on 24 May 2024 for 21: 106:introduced by the 80:Status: Not passed 92: 91: 395: 367: 366: 364: 363: 352: 346: 345: 343: 342: 328: 322: 321: 319: 318: 304: 298: 297: 286: 277: 276: 274: 273: 259: 253: 252: 250: 248: 234: 228: 227: 225: 224: 210: 158:Viscount Camrose 146:House of Commons 112:Michelle Donelan 57:Michelle Donelan 29: 28: 22: 403: 402: 398: 397: 396: 394: 393: 392: 373: 372: 371: 370: 361: 359: 354: 353: 349: 340: 338: 336:Computer Weekly 330: 329: 325: 316: 314: 306: 305: 301: 288: 287: 280: 271: 269: 261: 260: 256: 246: 244: 236: 235: 231: 222: 220: 212: 211: 207: 202: 162:Committee Stage 98:was a proposed 81: 74: 34: 26: 17: 12: 11: 5: 401: 399: 391: 390: 385: 375: 374: 369: 368: 347: 323: 299: 296:. 24 May 2024. 278: 254: 229: 204: 203: 201: 198: 182:wash-up period 150:House of Lords 90: 89: 83: 82: 79: 76: 75: 73: 72: 63: 53: 51: 47: 46: 42: 36: 35: 30: 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 400: 389: 386: 384: 381: 380: 378: 357: 351: 348: 337: 333: 327: 324: 313: 309: 303: 300: 295: 291: 285: 283: 279: 268: 264: 258: 255: 243: 239: 233: 230: 219: 215: 209: 206: 199: 197: 195: 191: 185: 183: 179: 175: 171: 167: 163: 159: 155: 151: 147: 142: 138: 134: 132: 128: 124: 119: 117: 113: 109: 105: 101: 97: 88: 84: 77: 71: 67: 64: 62: 58: 55: 54: 52: 50:Introduced by 48: 43: 41: 37: 33: 23: 360:. Retrieved 350: 339:. Retrieved 335: 326: 315:. Retrieved 311: 302: 293: 270:. Retrieved 266: 257: 245:. Retrieved 241: 232: 221:. Retrieved 217: 208: 186: 166:report stage 143: 139: 135: 120: 116:carried over 95: 93: 176:before the 174:dissolution 377:Categories 362:2024-04-20 341:2024-02-07 317:2024-01-23 272:2023-11-13 223:2023-11-13 200:References 40:Long title 170:prorogued 247:18 April 129:and the 152:by the 131:UK GDPR 102:of the 294:techUK 267:GOV.UK 218:GOV.UK 249:2024 242:Yoti 123:bill 121:The 94:The 100:act 379:: 334:. 310:. 292:. 281:^ 265:. 240:. 216:. 156:, 133:. 110:, 68:, 59:, 365:. 344:. 320:. 275:. 251:. 226:.

Index

Parliament of the United Kingdom
Long title
Michelle Donelan
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
The Viscount Camrose
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
History of passage through Parliament
act
Parliament of the United Kingdom
Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology
Michelle Donelan
carried over
bill
Data Protection Act 2018
UK GDPR
House of Commons
House of Lords
Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Artificial Intelligence and Intellectual Property
Viscount Camrose
Committee Stage
report stage
prorogued
dissolution
2024 United Kingdom general election
wash-up period
European Convention on Human Rights
Department for Work and Pensions
"New data laws debated in Parliament"
"Understanding the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill"
"Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill: European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum"

Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.