The Protection of Freedoms Bill Committee will hear oral evidence on Tuesday 22 and Thursday 24 March, these meetings are open to the public. The Committee will then continue to consider the Bill every Tuesday and Thursday from that point concluding on Tuesday 17 May.  The relevant times for the safeguarding regime aspects of the Bill are below:

Tuesday 22 March 10.30am and 4.00pm in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House

10.30am      Association of Chief Police Officers
5.30pm         Independent Safeguarding Authority; and Sunita Mason (Independent Advisor for Criminality Information Management)

Thursday 24 March 09.00am and 1.00pm in the Grimond Room, Portcullis House

 9.00am       Information Commissioner’s Office
 1.00pm       NSPCC; The Scout Association; and Stonewall
 2.00pm       Local Government Association, and Welsh Local Government Association

Line by line scrutiny of the Bill, all in Committee Room 12, Palace of Westminster:

Tuesday 29 March 10.30am and 4.00pm
Tuesday 5 April 10.30am and 4.00pm
Tuesday 26 April 10.30am and 4.00pm
Thursday 28 April 9.00am and 1.00pm
Tuesday 3 May 10.30am and 4.00pm
Tuesday 10 May 10.30am and 4.00pm
Thursday 12 May 9.00am and 1.00pm
Tuesday 17 May 10.30am and 4.00pm