Victims and Courts Bill 2024-2025
The Bill is scheduled to have its second reading on 20 May 2025. This briefing provides background to the Bill, an overview of its main provisions and analysis of its proposals.

This Library Briefing provides a selection of comment on the draft Online Safety Bill.
Reaction to the Draft Online Safety Bill: A reading list (183 KB , PDF)
The draft Online Safety Bill was published on 12 May 2021 and sets out Government plans to protect people from harmful online content.
This reading list collates a selection of media coverage, stakeholder responses and other material relevant to the draft Bill.
The Library briefing, Regulating online harms, provides policy background.
Reaction to the Draft Online Safety Bill: A reading list (183 KB , PDF)
The Bill is scheduled to have its second reading on 20 May 2025. This briefing provides background to the Bill, an overview of its main provisions and analysis of its proposals.
This briefing provides an overview of cybersecurity in the UK. It explains the nature of the cyber threat, including how cyber attacks work. It describes the policy and regulatory frameworks, as well areas of reform such as 'ethical hacking'.
The Data (Use and Access) Bill [HL] is scheduled to have its report stage in the House of Commons on 7 May 2025.