Media Bill Tracker

The Media Bill was introduced to the House of Lords in January 2024, after the completion of the pre-legislative scrutiny phase and the Bill’s passage through the House of Commons. It received cross-party support on its second reading in February 2024 and will now be considered by the whole House of Lords during the Committee Stage, where a line-by-line evaluation of the Bill will take place. For more information about the Committee stage of a bill in the House of Lords, please see here.

Our reports of each phase of the Bill’s passage can be found here. A UK Parliament report of the Bill’s passage can also be found here.

Keep returning here to our Media Bill Tracker, as we will be following the Bill’s progress and regularly updating this site.

A Regulatory Impact Assessment is a systematic process used by the Government to evaluate the potential impacts of proposed regulations before they are implemented. The purpose is to assess the costs, benefits, and potential risks associated with new regulations, thereby ensuring that the Government makes well-informed decisions that take into account the potential effects on businesses, individuals, and society as a whole. To see CMS’ analysis of the Government’s Impact Assessments of the draft Media Bill, click here. 

White papers are policy documents produced by the Government that set out their proposals for future legislation, providing a basis for further consultation and discussion, before a Bill is formally presented to Parliament.

A bill can start in the Commons or the Lords and must be approved in the same form by both Houses before becoming an Act (law). Click here for further information.

Lucy Frazer, who has taken charge of a newly streamlined Department of Culture, Media, and Sport.

The CMS team are available to answer your questions and help you navigate through the changes to the UK’s media landscape brought about by the Media Bill. Click the Contact Us box below to reach out.