Human Rights Joint Committee - Fifth Report
Legislative Scrutiny: Digital Economy Bill

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Here you can browse the report together with the Proceedings of the Committee. The published report was ordered by the House of Lords and the House of Commons to be printed 26 January 2010.

Contents

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Terms of Reference

Summary

Copyright infringement reports

Technical measures

Right to a fair hearing

Reserve powers

1  Bill drawn to the special attention of both Houses: Digital Economy Bill

Background

Purposes and effect of the Bill

Explanatory Notes and Human Rights Memoranda

Significant human rights issues

(1) Copyright infringement reports (Clauses 4 - 8)

(2) Technical measures (Clauses 9 - 16)

(3) Right to a fair hearing (Article 6 ECHR)

(4) Reserve powers (Clause 17)

2  Bills not requiring to be brought to the attention of either House on human rights grounds

Conclusions and recommendations

Formal Minutes

List of Written Evidence

Written Evidence

Letter from the Chair of the Committee to The Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, dated 17 December 2009

Letter to the Chair of the Committee from the Rt Hon Lord Mandelson, Secretary of State for Business, Innovation and Skills, dated 14 January 2010

Memorandum submitted by Action on Rights for Children

Memorandum submitted by the Alliance against IP Theft

Memorandum submitted by Simon Baldwin

Memorandum submitted by BPI

Memorandum submitted by Paul Cowling

Memorandum submitted by the Creative Coalition Campaign

Memorandum submitted jointly by the Department of Culture, Media and Sport and the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills

Memorandum submitted by Neil Martin

Memorandum submitted by Neil Maybin

Memorandum submitted by Robert Mckeown

Memorandum submitted by Jack Nunn

Memorandum submitted by Harry Percival

Memorandum submitted by the PPA

Memorandum submitted by TalkTalk

List of Reports from the Committee during the current Parliament

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Prepared 5 February 2010