United KingdomAutomated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill
Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill, session 2026-27 (UK Parliament bill 4170)
Introduced in the first chamber, dated , as of .
A crawl signals rule binding public and private bodies.
As of .
Where it has got to
The text described here is Automated Online Software (Access and Transparency) Bill, bill record on the UK Parliament bills API, last updated , published .
The stage above is recorded at bills-api.parliament.uk.
Second reading is listed for Friday and had not taken place as of the date shown.
What it requires
- This bill has been introduced but not enacted, and asks nothing of an app or organization.
- If enacted in this form, it would make provision about the registration of operators of specified automated online software, and about duties on those operators with regard to the functions of that software, including in relation to accessing online material published by persons other than the operator.
What this law does
This bill has not been enacted and binds no one. It is sponsored by Damian Hinds, a Conservative member of the House of Commons. It is a private member's bill presented to Parliament on Wednesday 17 June through the ballot procedure.
Its long title is 'to make provision about the registration of operators of specified automated online software; to make provision about duties on those operators with regard to the functions of that software, including in relation to accessing online material published by persons other than the operator; and for connected purposes'. It received its first reading on . Its second reading is listed for Friday , and had not taken place as of the date shown.
When LexLint raises it
When your app profile says your app crawls the web.