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PARSETHEBILL.COM

Nuanced AI-generated overviews of UK parliamentary bills. Experimental. Read
implementation notes here. Made by James.

ParseTheBill.com makes proposed legislation in the UK more accessible and
understandable for engaged citizens and advocacy groups who want to stay
informed but don't have time to read full legal texts. Readers should always
verify details from the raw bill documents found on the parliamentary bills
website.


AVAILABLE BILLS:

 * Online Safety Bill
   
   Introduces a regulatory framework for online safety, governed by OFCOM. It
   mandates services to minimize risks from harmful content, especially for
   children, and gives OFCOM enforcement powers, including fines. The bill
   creates new cybercrimes, such as triggering epilepsy with flashing images and
   non-consensual sharing of intimate images. While enhancing safety, it poses a
   significant compliance challenge for tech firms and raises concerns over
   balancing safety and civil liberties.

 * Levelling-up and Regeneration Bill
   
   Wide-ranging reforms to legislation in areas like local governance, planning,
   environment, housing, infrastructure, justice, and economic policy in England
   and Wales. Proposed changes aim to empower local councils over planning,
   housing, & transport, and make it easier for locals to block new
   developments. Plans also limit appeal grounds for developers, mandate
   landlords to rent out vacant properties, reform leasehold agreements, end "no
   fault" evictions, introduce Infrastructure Levy on new developments, and
   strengthen environmental assessments.

 * Economic Crime and Corporate Transparency Bill
   
   The Economic Crime & Corporate Transparency Bill aims to reform UK companies
   & partnerships to prevent economic crime. Key provisions include tougher
   rules on company formation, new ID/reporting requirements, more powers for
   regulators, reforms to public registers, and new civil & criminal penalties.

 * Retrospective: Illegal Migration Act 2023
   
   The Illegal Migration Bill aims to deter illegal entry into the UK by
   speeding up removal of people who arrive illegally, restricting their ability
   to appeal or claim asylum/modern slavery protections, capping legal migration
   routes, and making it harder for those removed to later obtain settlement or
   citizenship. The bill faces criticism over limited rights of appeal for those
   facing removal and the potential impact on genuine asylum seekers and modern
   slavery victims.

 * Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill
   
   The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill proposes significant changes
   to how personal data and digital information are handled in the UK. It
   expands the government's powers to access data held by companies for law
   enforcement and other public purposes and allows for more data sharing
   between public bodies, with additional safeguards in place. The bill also
   establishes the Information Commission, replacing the Information
   Commissioner's Office, but transitions the current Information Commissioner
   into the role of the chair of the new Commission.

 * Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill
   
   The Digital Markets, Competition and Consumers Bill introduces new
   regulations for digital markets, including the power to designate firms with
   Strategic Market Status, impose conduct requirements on them, make
   pro-competition interventions, and require merger notifications; it also
   enhances enforcement of competition law, strengthens consumer rights such as
   for subscription contracts, and improves dispute resolution processes.

 * Renters (Reform) Bill
   
   The Renters (Reform) Bill aims to overhaul the private rental sector in
   England and Wales by abolishing no-fault evictions, expanding tenants'
   rights, imposing new duties on landlords, establishing enforcement mechanisms
   like a landlord redress scheme, and strengthening local authorities' ability
   to regulate landlords - with the overall goal of creating a more balanced and
   regulated private rental market that provides greater protections for
   tenants.

 * Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill
   
   The Northern Ireland Budget Bill allocates over £27 billion across government
   departments and public bodies to fund public services, policy commitments,
   and COVID-19 response in Northern Ireland for 2023-24.