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Lords debates Data Protection Bill
Lords debates Data Protection Bill
06 October 2017
Members of the Lords, including the former government digital champion and a former Deputy Assistant Commissioner of the Met Police, will discuss the key principles and purpose of the Data Protection Bill during second reading, on 10 October 2017.
- Watch live on Parliament TV from 3pm
- Read the transcript in Lords Hansard from three hours after the debate
- List of speakers (external website)
- Bills and legislation: Data Protection Bill
- Lords Library briefing: Data Protection Bill [HL]: Briefing for Lords Stages
- What is second reading?
Data Protection Bill
This bill will aim to:
- update the UK’s data protection regime in accordance with new rules agreed at a European level
- repeal and replace the Data Protection Act 1998
- update regulations on four main matters: data processing; law enforcement data processing; data processing for national security purposes; and regulatory oversight and enforcement
- update the enforcement powers available to the Information Commissioner and introduce new offences relating to the processing of personal data, amongst other measures