Chris Holmes

Peer at House of Lords

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Bio Passionate about technology and inclusion. Vice-chair of All Party Parliamentary Group on Fintech. House of Lords Select Committees on Digital Skills, Financial Inclusion, AI, Parliamentary Groups on AI, Blockchain, Assistive Technology, 4IR. Technology for public good. More about my parliamentary work, policy priorities and some excellent interviews with people from the world of fintech at my blog lordchrisholmes.com Career History Member of the House of Lords since 2013. Deputy Chair Channel 4. Chancellor BPP. Ex-solicitor. Ex-LOCOG. Ex-swimmer.

Long reads

Open banking next step: A request for public input on how to structure the 'Future Entity'

08 May 2024

The Joint Regulatory Oversight Committee (JROC) consists of the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), Payments Systems Regulator (PSR), HM Treasury (HMT) and the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA), and is tasked with realising the full potential of open banking. To this end, they have published recommendations for the next phase of open banking...

UK AI regulation: Second reading of the AI Bill

27 Mar 2024

Lord Christopher Holmes presented the following speech for the House of Lords on March 21, 2024. I believe if we are to secure the opportunities and control the challenges of artificial intelligence, it's time to legislate AI systems that are principles-based, outcomes-focused, input-transparent, and permissioned, that are paid for and understood. ...

How upcoming legislation will harness algorithms, AI, and big tech for public good

02 Feb 2024

The fourth industrial revolution, as with the previous three, has ushered in an age of exciting new opportunities thanks to the digital tools and products now available to us, initiating innovation and making more choice and better services for consumers and citizens possible. These are all positive benefits that we should celebrate but as we desi...

The transformative potential of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

19 Dec 2023

If it’s all about the data, then the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill must matter, and it does. Having completed its initial Commons stages it will receive second reading in the House of Lords today (19th December 2023). I will be exploring the vast opportunities afforded by the bill – as well as questioning the government on some of t...

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