Moved by
Baroness Hollins
127A: Before Clause 137, insert the following new Clause—
“Inquiry into issues arising from data protection breaches committed by or on behalf of news publishers
(1) The Secretary of State must, within the period of three months beginning on the day on which this Act is passed, establish an inquiry under the Inquiries Act 2005 into allegations of data protection breaches committed by, or on behalf of, news publishers.
(2) The inquiry’s terms of reference must include, but are not limited to,—
(a) to inquire, in respect of personal data processing, into the extent of unlawful or improper conduct within news publishers and, as appropriate, other organisations within the media, and by those responsible for holding personal data;
(b) to inquire, in respect of personal data processing, into the extent of corporate governance and management failures at news publishers;
(c) in the light of these inquiries, to consider the implications for personal data protection in relation to freedom of speech; and
(d) to make recommendations on what action, if any, should be taken in the public interest.”