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
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The Public Advocate Bill would create a Public Advocate to provide advice to people representing the deceased after major incidents and to act as the data controller for information in those cases. It aims to help families and their representatives while ensuring sensitive data is handled properly across investigations and inquests. The Advocate would oversee data duties and support processes following major incidents.
The bill has completed its 1st and 2nd readings in the Lords (last recorded 2016-01-29). No further parliamentary stages are publicly listed.
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3 Jun 2015
29 Jan 2016
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.
