Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23

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.

Government Bill

(Department for Science, Innovation & Technology)

What is this Bill?

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill is a Government Bill tabled by a Minister of the Crown.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

Yes. This Bill was introduced on 08 March 2023 and is currently before Parliament.

Whose idea is this Bill?

Government Bills implement the legislative agenda of the Government. This agenda, and the Bills that will implement it, are outlined in the Queen's Speech at the Session's State Opening of Parliament.

What type of Bill is this?

Government Bills are technically Presentation Bills, but the Government can use its legislative time to ensure the schedule of debates to scrutinise the Bill.

So is this going to become a law?

Though the Bill can be amended from its original form, the Bill will almost certainly be enacted in law before the end of the Session, or will be carried over to the subsequent Session.

How can I find out exactly what this Bill does?

The most straightforward information is contained in the initial Explanatory Notes for the Bill.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Government Bills, Process of a Bill

Official Bill Page Initial Explanatory Notes Initial Briefing papers Ministerial Extracts from Debates All Bill Debates

Next Event: There is no future stage currently scheduled for this bill

Last Event: Wednesday 29th November 2023 - 3rd reading (Commons)

Bill Progession through Parliament

Commons Completed

Latest Key documents

Bill Debate

29/11/2023

Report stage

Bill

08/11/2023

Bill 001 2023-24 (as introduced)

Briefing paper

17/11/2023

Briefing paper on progress of the Bill

Explanatory Note

08/11/2023

Bill 001 EN 2023-24

Impact Assessment

09/03/2023

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

Timeline of Bill Documents and Stages

29th November 2023

3rd reading (Commons)

29th November 2023

Report stage (Commons)

29th November 2023

Selection of amendments: Commons

Speaker’s provisional grouping and selection of Amendments - 29 November 2023

29th November 2023

Amendment Paper

Consideration of Bill Amendments as at 29 November 2023

28th November 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 28 November 2023

27th November 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 27 November 2023

24th November 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 24 November 2023

23rd November 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 23 November 2023

22nd November 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 22 November 2023

17th November 2023

Briefing papers

Briefing paper on progress of the Bill

14th November 2023

Delegated Powers Memorandum

Memorandum from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to the Delegated Powers and Regulatory Reform Committee - updated November 2023

9th November 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 9 November 2023

8th November 2023

2nd reading (Commons)

8th November 2023

1st reading (Commons)

8th November 2023

Explanatory Notes

Bill 001 EN 2023-24

8th November 2023

Bill 001 2023-24 (as introduced) - xml download

8th November 2023

Bill 001 2023-24 (as introduced)

25th August 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 25 August 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 21 July 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 20 July 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 4 July 2023

Bill 314 2022-23 (as amended in Public Bill Committee)

Will write letters

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.

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Jonathan Sellors MBE, Legal Counsel and Company Secretary, UK Biobank (supplementary submission) (DPDIB33)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Open Data Institute (ODI) (DPDIB41)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by TransUnion International UK Limited (DPDIB39)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Information and Records Management Society (IRMS) (DPDIB36)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by techUK (supplementary submission) (DPDIB35)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Marie Curie (DPDIB34)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Aviva (DPDIB37)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Equality and Human Rights Commission (DPDIB38)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the British Medical Association (BMA) (DPDIB40)

23rd May 2023

Committee stage: 8th sitting (Commons)

23rd May 2023

Committee stage: 7th sitting (Commons)

Will write letters

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.

Bill proceedings: Commons

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

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 23 May 2023

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 23 May 2023

Will write letters

Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Damian Collins MP regarding issues raised in the committee stage debate (sixth sitting): data collected by mobile devices.

Will write letters

Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Stephanie Peacock MP regarding business data and customer data.

Will write letters

Letter from John Whittingdale MP to Chi Onwurah MP regarding further information about the Office for Digital Identities and Attributes.

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Connected by Data (supplementary submission) (DPDIB29)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Kent & Medway Health and Care Strategic Information Governance Network (DPDIB32)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 19 May 2023

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Reset (DPDIB30)

Written evidence

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)

18th May 2023

Committee stage: 6th sitting (Commons)

18th May 2023

Committee stage: 5th sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 18 May 2023

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 18 May 2023

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Medtronic plc (supplementary submission) (DPDIB27)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Hyperoptic (DPDIB25)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Lucy Purdon, Senior Tech Policy Fellow, Mozilla Foundation (DPDIB24)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Tim Bell, Managing Director, Data Protection Representative (UK) Limited (trading as DataRep UK) (DPDIB11)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by The Advertising Association (DPDIB12)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by 5Rights Foundation (DPDIB15)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Internet Services Providers' Association (DPDIB17)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Gener8 (DPDIB19)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Which? (DPDIB20)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Sky (DPDIB22)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Market Research Society (MRS) (DPDIB23)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the National AIDS Trust (DPDIB21)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Judith Ratcliffe, Privacy Professional (further submission) (DPDIB18)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by UK Finance (supplementary submission) (DPDIB26)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner (DPDIB28)

Will write letters

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).

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 17 May 2023

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the UK Competitive Telecommunications Association (UKCTA) (DPDIB16)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Shoosmiths LLP (DPDIB14)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by John McVeigh, Principal Consultant, AssureMore (DPDIB10)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by DPN Associates (DPDIB13)

16th May 2023

Committee stage: 4th sitting (Commons)

16th May 2023

Committee stage: 3rd sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 16 May 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 15 May 2023

Selection of amendments: Commons

Chair’s provisional selection and grouping of amendments in Committee - 16 May 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 12 May 2023

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Dr C N M Pounder, Amberhawk Training Limited (DPDIB02)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Data and Marketing Association (DMA) (DPDIB05)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Big Brother Watch (DPDIB07)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Judith Ratcliffe, Privacy Professional (DPDIB01)

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 11 May 2023

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Prighter Ltd (DPDIB03)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by Damien Welfare (DPDIB04)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Open Rights Group (DPDIB06)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by TrueLayer (DPDIB08)

Written evidence

Written evidence submitted by the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB) UK (DPDIB09)

10th May 2023

Committee stage: 2nd sitting (Commons)

10th May 2023

Committee stage: 1st sitting (Commons)

Amendment Paper

Public Bill Committee Amendments as at 10 May 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 9 May 2023

Amendment Paper

Notices of Amendments as at 4 May 2023

19th April 2023

Will write letters

Impact assessment.

18th April 2023

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

17th April 2023

2nd reading (Commons)

17th April 2023

Carry-over motion

17th April 2023

Programme motion

17th April 2023

Money resolution

17th April 2023

Ways and Means resolution

28th March 2023

Briefing papers

Briefing Paper on the Bill

Impact Assessments

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

8th March 2023

1st reading (Commons)

Bill 265 2022-23 (as introduced)

Explanatory Notes

Bill 265 EN 2022-23

Delegated Powers Memorandum

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

Human rights memorandum

European Convention on Human Rights Memorandum - 8 March 2023