A Bill to establish a public advocate to provide advice to, and act as data controller for, representatives of the deceased after major incidents.
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The Public Advocate Bill would create a new public advocate in law. This advocate would provide advice to people representing someone who has died in a major incident, and would also act as data controller for those representations, deciding how personal data is used. The aim is to provide clearer support and data handling for families and professionals after major incidents.
The bill is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. It previously had its first reading in June 2021 and a second reading in May 2022.
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21 Jun 2021
6 May 2022
The 2021-2022 session of Parliament has prorogued and this Bill will make no further progress.
No recorded votes for this bill yet.
