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Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill
Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill is currently listed at 2nd reading in the House of Commons.
Current position
- Latest completed stage
- 1st reading17 Jun 2026
- Next stage
- 2nd reading
- House
- House of Commons
- Bill type
- Private Members' Bill (Ballot Bill)
- Last updated
- 18 Jun 2026
- Proposer / sponsor
- Damian Hinds Proposer / sponsor · Conservative · House of Commons Prepared for future MP profile links
What this bill is about
The Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill would seek to require operators of certain “automated online software” to register and to meet duties relating to how the software is used. The long title indicates the duties would cover the software’s functions, including where it is used to access online material published by people other than the operator. It also includes “connected purposes,” but no further detail is provided in the available official documents here.
What it would do
- Would seek to require the registration of operators of specified automated online software.
- Would seek to place duties on those operators about the functions of that software.
- Would seek to cover access to online material published by people other than the operator.
- Includes connected purposes, but further provisions are not available in the extracted sources.
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1st reading 17 Jun 2026 · House of Commons
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