New Cyber Security Bill: How the Lords Are Shaping Digital Rules

Name: Cyber Security and Resilience Bill Committee Stage
Start: 2026-09-01T15:45:00+01:00
End: 2026-09-09
Location: House of Lords

beehiveweb.co.uk editorial team 2026-08-28 12:05 3 min read

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The House of Lords will begin its line-by-line examination of the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill on Tuesday 1 September 2026 at 3.45pm. Proceedings will take place at the House of Lords, Palace of Westminster, London SW1A 0PW, and the general public can watch live online for free through Parliament TV.

The four currently scheduled sessions run until Wednesday 9 September. The event will be particularly relevant to people following UK cyber security, essential services, artificial intelligence, software regulation and parliamentary scrutiny.

According to UK Parliament News, the bill is intended to strengthen the cyber security requirements applying to organisations that provide essential services, including healthcare, drinking water and energy. It would also bring additional sectors within the regulatory framework, update incident-reporting duties and give the government powers to instruct organisations in the interests of national security.

New Cyber Security Bill: How the Lords Are Shaping Digital Rules

Dates and viewing arrangements

Each scheduled session is due to begin at 3.45pm:

Date	Start time
Tuesday 1 September 2026	3.45pm
Thursday 3 September 2026	3.45pm
Monday 7 September 2026	3.45pm
Wednesday 9 September 2026	3.45pm

The timetable remains provisional. Parliament notes that the schedule may change and that extra committee days could be added as consideration of the bill progresses.

Online viewing is free through Parliament TV. The supplied event information does not give session end times or details for physical entry, transport or accessibility at the Palace of Westminster, so anyone considering an in-person visit should check the latest information from Parliament before travelling.

What happens during committee stage

Committee stage gives members of the House of Lords an opportunity to examine the bill clause by clause. Beginning at the front of the legislation, members work through its individual provisions in order. They can consider amendments to existing wording as well as proposals to insert new clauses.

This makes the four sessions more detailed than the bill’s second reading on 14 July, when members held a full debate on its main objectives. The September proceedings move the focus to the wording of the proposed law and the changes members want to make.

Subjects scheduled for the first day

The opening session is expected to consider which service providers should fall within the new regulations. The amendments listed by Parliament cover artificial intelligence, software manufacturers, platforms and service providers below megawatt size thresholds.

Members are also due to examine how a data centre incident should be defined and the proposed liability of senior executives. These discussions will help shape the operational scope of the bill, including which organisations and individuals its requirements may cover.

Viewers who cannot follow a session live can read the Lords Hansard transcript, which Parliament says is available from three hours after the debate. The House of Lords Library briefing provides further information about the bill, while dates, any additional committee days and viewing access should be checked on the official UK Parliament event page.

Source: UK Parliament News

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