The Secretary of State’s veto and the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill
A briefing paper on the Scottish Secretary's "veto" of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998

The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23 was introduced in the House of Commons on 18 July 2022.
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23 (1 MB , PDF)
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill [Bill 143 2022-23] was introduced in the House of Commons on 18 July 2022. The Bill was scheduled to have its second reading on 5 September 2022. However, in a Business Statement on that date, the Government said that, following the election of Elizabeth Truss as Conservative Party leader, second reading would not take place as scheduled to allow Ministers to consider the Bill further.
The Government has said the Bill is intended to update and simplify the UK’s data protection framework to reduce burdens on organisations while maintaining high data protection standards. The governance structure and powers of the Information Commissioner’s Office (the regulator) would be reformed and transferred to a new body, the Information Commission.
The Bill would also:
Data protection is a reserved matter and the Bill’s data protection reforms would extend to the whole of the UK, apart from one provision relating to the Information Commission’s seal, which does not extend to Scotland. Other provisions in the Bill would require legislative consent motions from the devolved administrations – eg in relation to international alert sharing agreements and the smart data scheme
The following supporting material is available:
The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill 2022-23 (1 MB , PDF)
A briefing paper on the Scottish Secretary's "veto" of the Gender Recognition Reform (Scotland) Bill under section 35 of the Scotland Act 1998
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