Social Media (Access to Accounts) Bill

Key Points

• Under the bill, providers must grant parental access to a deceased child’s social media account.
• Access applies specifically to accounts of children who have died.
• The purposes for access include matters connected with the deceased account after death, as laid out in the bill.
• The bill is sponsored by Max Wilkinson (Liberal Democrat) and is currently at the 2nd reading in the Commons.
• Originating in the Commons, the bill outlines a framework for how access is to be provided.

Progress

The bill has completed its first reading and is currently at the second reading stage in the House of Commons. It has not yet progressed to committee or Lords stages.