Paralympic Swimmer, Director London 2012, Technology, Diversity and Inclusion
The fourth and final day of Committee Stage on 18 December 2024 saw close scrutiny of provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill related to IP, copyright and AI. This was also the aspect of the Bill that gained the most media attention thanks to an intervention by Paul McCartney and 37,000 others concerned with what …
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Throughout December 2024, members of the House of Lords took part in Committee Stage – a detailed, line by line, scrutiny – of the Data (Use and Access) Bill. The Data Bill is an incredibly important piece of legislation that will have a huge impact on the way data is used in the UK, potentially unlocking …
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The second day of Committee Stage for the Data Use and Access Bill on 10 December 2024 saw close scrutiny of provisions in the Data (Use and Access) Bill related to the processing of personal data. This is an incredibly important piece of legislation that aims to harness the power of data for economic growth, as …
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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 framework for …
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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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
