This week, on Tuesday 3 December, members of the House of Lords began Committee Stage – a detailed, line by line, scrutiny of the Data (Use and Access) Bill. It is an incredibly important piece of legislation that will: pave the way for the ‘smart data’ model to be used in more sectors establish a trust …
Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill
An important bill is currently making its way through the House of Lords. The Property (Digital Assets etc) Bill, drafted by the Law Commission is an elegantly simple bill outlined in full below: “Objects of personal property rights A thing (including a thing that is digital or electronic in nature) is not prevented from being …
Black Cab Access to Bank Junction
Councillors have voted to allow taxi access to Bank Junction in the City of London for the first time in seven years. The current rules were introduced in 2017 and restrict access to buses, cyclists and pedestrians only during weekdays. I have long argued that black cabs are essential public transport for many disabled people …
AI Bill – Regulatory Capability
I have drafted and introduced to Parliament a law to regulate AI – the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill. The Government’s current approach, light touch regulation in an effort not to dampen innovation, is well intentioned but wrong. Right sized regulation will support, not stifle, innovation and is essential for embedding the ethical principles and practical …
AI Bill – IP and Copyright: Clause 5
When we had the second reading debate of my private members bill, the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill on Friday 22nd March, I spoke about why we need this new law. I also went through the bill, clause by clause, explaining the point and the purpose of each. Clause 5 deals specifically with provisions relating to …
AI Bill – Second Reading Debate
On Friday 22 March 2024 my private members bill – the Artificial Intelligence (Regulation) Bill – had second reading in the House of Lords. This is an important opportunity for me to make the case for why we need a new law and hear from colleagues, including the Minister, about what they think of the …
AI Bill – Ethical AI
My proposed legislation – the AI (Regulation) Bill – has been designed to create the right environment for the UK’s future AI economy by focusing on ethical AI. Right sized regulation is essential for embedding the ethical principles and practical steps that will ensure AI development flourishes in a way that benefits us all – …
AI Bill – UK Leadership on AI Regulation
The UK has an opportunity to be world leading in AI, with a focus on ethical AI for the common good and benefit of humanity. The government’s current approach, light touch regulation in an effort not to dampen innovation, is well intentioned but wrong. Right sized regulation will support, not stifle, innovation and is essential …
Automated Vehicles Bill
The Automated Vehicles Bill [HL] is a government bill announced in the Kings Speech (2023) and introduced in the House of Lords at the beginning of the 2023–24 parliamentary session. During Committee Stage in the House of Lords I tabled several amendments regarding accessibility, interoperability and public engagement. The government says it will “deliver one of the world’s …