A Bill to establish a public Advocate to provide advice to, and act as data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents.
House of Lords
1 February 2016
The bill would establish a Public Advocate to provide advice to representatives of people who have died after major incidents and to act as the data controller for the information those representatives handle. The Advocate would help with post-incident matters, especially data protection and privacy for the deceased and their representatives.
The bill is currently at the second reading in the House of Lords; if it progresses, it would move to committee stage and further readings.
Generated 21 February 2026
Second reading - the general debate on all aspects of the Bill - took place on 29 January.
Committee stage - line by line examination of the Bill - is yet to be scheduled.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
