Prison Media Bill

Key Points

• Creates an offence for creating or uploading unauthorised prison‑related media.
• Applies to content about prisons, prisoners and prison staff.
• Currently in Committee stage in the House of Commons (originating in the Commons).
• Part of Crime & Justice policy and aims to regulate prison-related media.”],
• progressSummary
• Currently in Committee stage in the House of Commons. If the Committee approves it, the bill would move to the Report Stage and then to the Lords for consideration.
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• Prisoners
• Prison staff
• Journalists, photographers, videographers and other creators of prison-related media
• Media organisations and outlets reporting on prisons

Progress

Currently in Committee stage in the House of Commons. If the Committee approves it, the bill would move to the Report Stage and then to the Lords for consideration.