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UK Parliament · Public Bill · No. 2158

Data Protection Act 2018

[As Introduced]
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The Data Protection Act 2018 is a UK law that controls how organisations collect, store, and use personal information about people. It gives individuals rights to know what data is held about them and requires organisations to protect that data carefully and use it fairly.

Presented by Lord Ashton of Hyde
supported by Matt Hancock.
✓ Passed into lawPublicLords
Official Ballot · The People's Chamber

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The people's count15 votes
100% Aye · 150% No · 0
MPs' vote598 MPs
48% Ayes · 28852% Noes · 310
The democratic gap

52% , a wide gap

Outcome mismatch, the public would pass this bill, but Parliament rejected it.

Bill passage

Commons

  • 1st reading18 Jan 2018
  • 2nd reading5 Mar 2018
  • Committee stage13 Mar 2018
  • Report stage9 May 2018
  • 3rd reading9 May 2018

Lords

  • 1st reading13 Sept 2017
  • 2nd reading10 Oct 2017
  • Committee stage30 Oct 2017
  • Report stage11 Dec 2017
  • 3rd reading17 Jan 2018
Royal Assent23 May 2018