Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill completes committee stage in the Lords

The Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill will amend the existing Investigatory Powers Act 2016 to ensure the UK's investigatory framework is equipped to deal with current and emerging threats.

Line by line examination

Committee stage is a detailed examination of the separate parts (clauses) of a bill.

Starting from the front, members work through the clauses in order, taking the opportunity to makes changes (amendments) to the wording or for new clauses to be added.

Proposed changes  

Members speaking on the second and final day of committee stage put forward proposed changes (PDF) to the bill on subjects including the interception and examination of communications of members of Parliament and enhancing transparency of national security.

Catch up

• Watch the Parliament TV recording
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript.

Explore further information

Find out more in the House of Lords Libary Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Bill briefing.

Next steps

Report stage, a further chance to closely scrutinise elements of the bill and make changes, is scheduled for Tuesday 23 January 2024.

What's happened so far?

Committee stage day one

On Monday 11 December, members put forward amendments on data protection, privacy laws and data held by intelligence services.

•  Read the text of proposed changes (PDF)
• Watch the Parliament TV recording
• Read the Lords Hansard transcript

Second reading

Second reading, a full debate on the key principles of the bill, took place on Monday 20 November.

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