Online Safety Act implementation

Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Motion to Approve 15:30:00 Moved by Baroness Lloyd of Effra: That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 21 October be approved. Relevant document: 40th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee. Considered in Grand Committee on 4 December. …

Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025

Considered in Grand Committee 13:17:00 Moved by Baroness Lloyd of Effra: That the Grand Committee do consider the Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 40th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee The Parliamentary Under-Secretary …

Online Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025

Considered in Grand Committee 16:35:00 Moved by Lord Leong: That the Grand Committee do consider the Online Safety Act 2023 (Qualifying Worldwide Revenue) Regulations 2025. Relevant document: 31st Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee Lord in Waiting/Government Whip (Lord …

Online Safety Act 2023 (Category 1, Category 2A and Category 2B Threshold Conditions) Regulations 2025

Motion to Approve 19:23:00 Moved by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: That the draft Regulations laid before the House on 16 December 2024 be approved. Relevant document: 13th Report from the Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department …

Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024

Considered in Grand Committee 17:02:00 Moved by Baroness Jones of Whitchurch: That the Grand Committee do consider the Online Safety Act 2023 (Priority Offences) (Amendment) Regulations 2024. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Business and Trade and Department for …

Online Safety Bill

Commons Amendments and Reasons 15:32:00 Motion A Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: That this House do not insist on its Amendment 17 and do agree with the Commons in their Amendments 17A and 17B in lieu. 1 7 …

Online Safety Bill

Returned from the Commons The Bill was returned from the Commons with amendments and reasons. House adjourned at 8.17 pm.

Online Safety Bill (Programme) (No. 5)

Motion made, and Question put forthwith (Standing Order No. 83A(7)), That the following provisions shall apply to the Online Safety Bill for the purpose of supplementing the Order of 19 April 2022 in the last session of Parliament (Online Safety …

Online Safety Bill

Consideration of Lords amendments Clause 82 General duties of OFCOM under section 3 of the Communications Act 14:11:00 The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology (Paul Scully): I beg to move amendment (a) to Lords amendment 182. …

Online Safety Bill

Third Reading 15:39:00 Relevant document: 40th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent granted . The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay) (Con): My Lords, I will …

Online Safety Bill

Report (5th Day) 16:19:00 Relevant documents: 28th and 38th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee , 15th Report from the Constitution Committee . Scottish and Welsh L egislative C onsent granted . Amendment 236C Moved by 236C: After Clause 194, …

Online Safety Bill

Report (4th Day) Relevant documents: 28th and 38th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee, 15th Report from the Constitution Committee. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent granted. 15:41:00 Amendment 186A Moved by 186A: Before Clause 64, insert the following new Clause— …

Online Safety Bill

Report (3rd Day) Relevant documents: 28th and 38th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee, 15th Report from the Constitution Committee. Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent granted. 16:00:00 Clause 38: Procedure for issuing codes of practice Amendment 129 Moved by 129: …

Online Safety Bill

Report (2nd Day) 15:56:00 Relevant documents: 28th and 38th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee, 15th Report from the Constitution Committee . Scottish and Welsh Legislative Consent granted . Clause 10: Children’s risk assessment duties Debate on Amendment 34 resumed. …

Online Safety Bill

Report (2nd Day) (Continued) 21:01:00 Amendment 84 Moved by 84: Clause 19, page 24, line 4, at end insert “, and (Disclosure of information about use of service by deceased child users) (deceased child users).” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment …

Online Safety Bill

Report (1st Day) 12:05:00 Relevant documents: 28th and 38th Reports from the Delegated Powers Committee and 15th Report from the Constitution Committee . Scottish and Welsh legislative consent granted . Amendment 1 Moved by 1: Before Clause 1, insert the …

Online Safety Bill

Report (1st Day) (Continued) 14:48:00 Schedule 1: Exempt user-to-user and search services Amendment 27 Moved by 27: Schedule 1, page 185, line 11, leave out from “provider” to end of line 13 and insert “, including where the publication of …

Online Safety Bill

Report (1st Day) (Continued) 18:08:00 Clause 6: Providers of user-to-user services: duties of care Amendment 32 Moved by 32: Clause 6, page 5, line 29, at end insert— “(ba) the duties about assessments related to adult user empowerment set out …

Online Safety Bill

Order of Consideration Motion 15:19:00 Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: That the amendments for the Report stage be marshalled and considered in the following order: Clause 1, Clauses 162 to 172, Schedule 14, Clauses 2 and 3, Schedules …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (10th Day) 12:16:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 91: Power to require information Amendment 198 Moved by 198: Clause 91, page 82, line 14, at end insert— “(o) the purpose of obtaining information relevant …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (10th Day) (Continued) 15:04:00 Clause 146: OFCOM’s report about researchers’ access to information Amendment 230 Moved by 230: Clause 146, page 128, line 35, leave out from “publish” to end of line 36 and insert “an interim report within …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (9th Day) 11:52:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 49: “Regulated user-generated content”, “user-generated content”, “news publisher content” Amendment 125 Moved by 125: Clause 49, page 47, line 22, at end insert— “(c) machine-generated content …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (9th Day) (Continued) 14:42:00 Schedule 7: Priority offences Amendment 134 Moved by 134: Schedule 7, page 202, line 9, at end insert— “Animal cruelty A1_ An offence under section 4 of the Animal Welfare Act 2006 (unnecessary suffering).A2_ An …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (9th Day) (Continued) 16:46:00 Clause 68: Transparency reports about certain Part 3 services Amendment 160A Moved by 160A: Clause 68, page 62, line 23, leave out paragraph (d) and insert— “(d) be made publicly available, subject to appropriate redactions, …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (8th Day) 16:36:00 Relevant documents: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 38: Procedure for issuing codes of practice Amendment 110 Moved by 110: Clause 38, page 38, line 24, leave out subsections (2) to (8) and insert— …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (8th Day) (Continued) 21:29:00 Clause 49: “Regulated user-generated content”, “user-generated content”, “news publisher content” Amendment 124 Moved by 124: Clause 49, page 47, line 6, at end insert— “(2A) Subsection (2)(e) does not apply in respect of a regulated …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (7th Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committe e 15:19:00 Amendment 56 Moved by 56: After Clause 17, insert the following new Clause— “OFCOM reviews of complaints systems (1) Within the period of one year beginning …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (7th Day) (Continued) 20:45:00 Clause 36: Codes of practice about duties Amendment 98A Moved by 98A: Clause 36, page 37, line 29, at end insert— “(ga) the Children’s Commissioner,(gb) the Commissioner for Victims and Witnesses,(gc) the Domestic Abuse Commissioner,”Member’s …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (6th Day) 15:17:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committe e Clause 14: Duties to protect news publisher content Amendment 50B Moved by 50B: Clause 14, page 15, line 30, leave out “subsection (2)(a)” and insert “this …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (5th Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee 15:37:00 Debate on Amendment 33B resumed. Lord Moylan (Con): My Lords, I will speak to Amendment 155 in my name, and I am grateful for the support of …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (5th Day) (Continued) 19:42:00 Clause 12: User empowerment duties Debate on Amendment 38 resumed. Baroness Buscombe (Con): My Lords, before we continue this debate, I want to understand why we have changed the system so that we break part …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (4th Day) 16:18:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 11: Safety duties protecting children Amendment 23 Moved by 23: Clause 11, page 10, line 9, at beginning insert “eliminate,” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment would …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (4th Day) (Continued) 20:24:00 Clause 11: Safety duties protecting children Debate on Amendment 29 resumed. Baroness Kidron (CB): My Lords, I support the noble Baroness, Lady Ritchie, in her search to make it clear that we do not need …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (3rd Day) 11:51:00 Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee Clause 6: Providers of user-to-user services: duties of care Amendment 13 Moved by 13: Clause 6, page 5, line 33, after “services” insert “that are not Category …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (3rd Day) (Continued) 15:03:00 Clause 8: Illegal content risk assessment duties Amendment 16 Moved by 16: Clause 8, page 7, line 16, after “governance,” insert “terms of service,” Member’s explanatory statement This amendment makes clear that “design and operation …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (2nd Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee 15:46:00 Clause 3: “Regulated service”, “Part 3 service” etc Amendment 2 Moved by 2: Clause 3, page 3, line 14, at end insert— “(d) an internet service, other …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (2nd Day) (Continued) 20:39:00 Amendment 12BA Moved by 12BA: Clause 6, page 5, line 16, at end insert— “(g) the duties on regulated provider pornographic content set out in section 72.”Member’s explanatory statement This amendment requires user-to-user services to …

Online Safety Bill

Committee (1st Day) Relevant document: 28th Report from the Delegated Powers Committee 16:49:00 Clause 1 agreed. Amendment 1 Moved by 1: After Clause 1, insert the following new Clause— “Purposes of Act (1) This Act has the following purposes—(a) to …

Online Safety Bill (Carry-over Extension)

Motion made, and Question proposed, That the period on the expiry of which proceedings on the Online Safety Bill shall lapse in pursuance of paragraph (13) of Standing Order No. 80A shall be extended by 18 weeks until 20 July …

Online Safety Bill

Second Reading 16:57:00 Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: That the Bill be now read a second time. The Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State, Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay) (Con): My Lords, I …

Online Safety Bill

Order of Consideration Motion Moved by Lord Parkinson of Whitley Bay: That the bill be committed to a Committee of the Whole House, and that it be an instruction to the Committee of the Whole House that they consider the …

Online Safety Bill

First Reading 15:52:00 The Bill was brought from the Commons, read a first time and ordered to be printed.

Online Safety Bill

Consideration of Bill, as amended, on re-committal, in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant documents: Second Report of the Petitions Committee of Session 2021-22, Tackling Online Abuse, HC 766, and the Government response, HC 1224 ; Letter from the Chair of …

Online Safety Bill

[2nd Allocated Day] [Relevant documents: Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, Session 2021-22: Draft Online Safety Bill, HC 609, and the Government Response, CP 640; First Report of the Digital, Cultural, Media and Sport Committee, …

Online Safety Bill

Private Notice Question 15:32:00 Asked by Baroness Kidron: To ask His Majesty’s Government, in light of the Prevention of Future Deaths Report published at the conclusion of the Molly Russell inquest, what plans they have to bring forward the Online …

Online Safety Bill

Day 1 Consideration of Bill, as amended in the Public Bill Committee [Relevant Documents: Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, Session 2021-22: Draft Online Safety Bill, HC 609, and the Government Response, CP 640; Letter …

Online Safety Bill

[Relevant Documents: Report of the Joint Committee on the Draft Online Safety Bill, Session 2021-22: Draft Online Safety Bill, HC 609, and the Government Response, CM 640; Eighth Report of the Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee, The Draft Online …

Online Safety Bill

Allan Dorans (Ayr, Carrick and Cumnock) (SNP): 2. What recent discussions she has held with (a) Cabinet colleagues and (b) civil society groups on the proposed Online Safety Bill. The Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (Ms …

Online Safety Bill