Social Media (Access to Accounts) Bill 2024-26

require providers of social media accounts to grant parents access to the social media accounts of their child in cases where the child has died; and for connected purposes.

Private Members' Bill (Presentation Bill)

What is this Bill?

The Social Media (Access to Accounts) Bill is a Presentation Bill tabled by Max Wilkinson.

Is this Bill currently before Parliament?

Yes. This Bill was introduced on 21 October 2024 and is currently before Parliament.

Whose idea is this Bill?

As a Private Members' Bill, this Bill represents the individual initiative of an MP (Max Wilkinson), not the Government.

What type of Bill is this?

A Presentation Bill can be tabled by any MP after the fifth Wednesday of the Session. There is no limit to the number of Presentation Bills an individual MP may table.

So is this going to become a law?

Presentation Bills are extremely unlikely to become law. Unless the Bill receives unanimous support from MPs and can pass 2nd Reading in the Commons without debate, it will not proceed further in the Bill process.

Would you like to know more?

See these Glossary articles for more information: Presentation Bill, Private Members Bill, Process of a Bill

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