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Online Safety Act 2023

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Explanatory Notes

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Annex B - Hansard References

The following table sets out the dates and Hansard references for each stage of the Act's passage through Parliament.

Stage	Date	Hansard Reference
House of Commons
Introduction	17 March 2022	Vol. 710 Col. 1092
Second Reading	19 April 2022	Vol. 712 Col. 93
Public Act Committee	24 May 2022 24 May 2022 26 May 2022 26 May 2022 7 June 2022 7 June 2022 9 June 2022 9 June 2022 14 June 2022 14 June 2022 16 June 2022 16 June 2022 21 June 2022 21 June 2022 23 June 2022 28 June 2022 28 June 2022 Following Re-Committed clauses and Schedule: 13 December 2022 13 December 2022 15 December 2022	1st Sitting 2nd Sitting 3rd Sitting 4th Sitting 5th Sitting 6th Sitting 7th Sitting 8th Sitting 9th Sitting 10th Sitting 11th Sitting 12th Sitting 13th Sitting 14th Sitting 15th Sitting 16th Sitting 17th Sitting 1st Sitting 2nd Sitting 3rd Sitting
Report and Third Reading	12 July 2022 5 December 2022 17 January 2023 17 January 2023	Vol. 718 Col. 147 Vol. 724 Col. 22 (re-committal) Vol. 726 Col. 266 Vol. 726, Col. 266
House of Lords
Introduction	18 January 2023	Vol. 826 Col. 1825
Second Reading	01 February 2023	Vol. 827 Col. 686
Grand Committee	19 April 2023 25 April 2023 25 April 2023 27 April 2023 27 April 2023 2 May 2023 2 May 2023 9 May 2023 9 May 2023 11 May 2023 16 May 2023 16 May 2023 23 May 2023 23 May 2023 25 May 2023 22 June 2023 22 June 2023	Vol. 829 Col. 698 Vol. 829 Col. 1112 Vol. 829 Col. 1185 Vol. 829 Col. 1286 Vol. 829 Col. 1330 Vol. 829 Col. 1421 Vol. 829 Col. 1481 Vol. 829 Col. 1681 Vol. 829 Col. 1739 Vol. 829 Col. 1996 Vol. 830 Col. 134 Vol. 830 Col. 219 Vol. 830 Col. 764 Vol. 830 Col. 839 Vol. 830 Col. 989 Vol. 831 Col. 336 Vol. 831 Col. 385
Report	06 July 2023 06 July 2023 06 July 2023 10 July 2023 10 July 2023 12 July 2023 17 July 2023 19 July 2023	Vol. 831 Col. 1319 Vol. 831 Col. 1363 Vol. 831 Col. 1413 Vol. 831 Col. 1529 Vol. 831 Col. 1612 Vol. 831 Col. 1744 Vol. 831 Col. 2037 Vol. 831 Col. 2327
Third Reading	06 September 2023	Vol. 832 Col. 447
Commons Consideration of Lords Amendments	12 September 2023	Vol. 737 Col. 799
Lords’ Consideration of Commons Amendments	19 September 2023	Vol. 832 Col.1339
Royal Assent	26 October 2023	House of Commons Vol. 738 Col. 999
Royal Assent	26 October 2023	House of Lords Vol. 833 Col. 695

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