Bill · started in the Lords
Online Safety Bill [HL]
In progress
Current stage: 2nd reading (Lords)
The story so farThe Online Safety Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 10 May 2012 by Baroness Howe of Idlicote (Crossbench). It is now at second reading in the House of Lords. Second reading is the first debate on the overall principle of the bill; if the bill clears it, detailed committee scrutiny follows.
What the bill does
A Bill to make provision about the promotion of online safety; to require internet service providers and mobile phone operators to provide a service that excludes pornographic images; and to require electronic device manufacturers to provide a means of filtering content.
Progress through Parliament
- 1st reading Lords 10 May 2012
- 2nd reading Lords 9 Nov 2012
Source: the official bill page. Last updated 30 Apr 2013.