Bill · started in the Commons
Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill
A Bill to grant a right of access to the digital devices of a dead or incapacitated person to their next of kin; and for connected purposes.
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Commons)
The story so farThe Digital Devices (Access for Next of Kin) Bill was introduced in the House of Commons on 18 January 2022 by Ian Paisley (Democratic Unionist Party). It is now at second reading in the House of Commons. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Commons 18 Jan 2022
- 2nd reading Commons 6 May 2022
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 29 Apr 2022.