#JoolsLaw - A Major Step Forward for Bereaved Parents
- Ellen Roome
- Oct 29
- 1 min read
This week, Baroness Beeban Kidron has tabled a powerful amendment to the Crime and Policing Bill, one that would make data preservation automatic when a child dies.
If passed, coroners would have to notify Ofcom within five working days of a child’s death, ensuring that all social media and online data is immediately preserved. Ofcom would then provide a standard template so coroners know exactly what information to request from platforms like TikTok, Snapchat and Meta, including what a child saw, searched, shared or was recommended.
This is exactly what #JoolsLaw has been fighting for since I lost my beautiful son, Jools.
No parent should ever be left in the dark, waiting months or years to understand what happened to their child online, while vital evidence is deleted or lost forever.
Automatic preservation isn’t just about data. It’s about truth, accountability and compassion. It’s about giving families answers. And it’s about protecting other children from suffering the same fate when we can prove the harm caused to children who have died.
Thank you, Baroness Kidron, for backing my argument on this and continuing to stand up for children’s digital rights and for recognising that parents deserve the truth.
We need to make sure this is passed in Parliament. Â