Committees

Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation

Commons Select Committee

Under paragraph (3) of S.O. No.152 each departmental select committee has power to appoint one sub-Committee. The DCMS Sub-Committee on Online Harms and Disinformation was set up in March 2020 to consider a broad range of issues in this area, including forthcoming legislation on Online Harms.

Find out information regarding the main Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Committee.

Inquiry

Inquiries allow committees to consider oral and written evidence on a particular topic. They usually result in the publication of a report.

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Online safety and online harms
Opened 22 July 2021

Non-inquiry work

Non-inquiry sessions
Non-inquiry sessions are brief packages of work that will not necessarily result in a report. They may be used to revisit previous inquiry topics or take evidence on a topical matter.

Latest news

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MPs hold first session to scrutinise draft Online Safety Bill
Chair of the Lords’ Democracy and Digital Technologies Committee, will be questioned about the draft Online Safety Bill
22 September 2021
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MPs probe the Government’s approach to tackling harmful online content
The DCMS Sub-Committee on Online Harms and Disinformation launches a new inquiry
27 July 2021
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Information Commissioner questioned by DCMS Sub-committee
Elizabeth Denham will appear before the DCMS Sub-committee to discuss the ICO’s role in protecting individuals’ data privacy.
22 January 2021

Latest publications

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Letter from the Chair to Rt Hon Nadine Dorries MP, Secretary of State for DCMS, relating to inflicting harm online, 22 September 2021
Inquiry Online safety and online harms
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
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Correspondence
Members’ attendance 2019-21
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Attendance statistics
Letter from Elizabeth Denham CBE, Information Commissioner, re oral evidence follow-up, 17 February 2021
Inquiry Online harms and the ethics of data
Committees Digital, Culture, Media and Sport Sub-committee on Online Harms and Disinformation
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Correspondence

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  • Email: cmscom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: (General Enquiries) 020 7219 6188 / (Media Enquiries) 020 7219 6832
  • Address: DCMS Committee (Online Harms and Disinformation), House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA