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Published date: 23 May 2018

Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

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Introductory Text
Part 1 Preliminary (ss. 1-3 and draft s. 3A)
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1. Overview
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2. Protection of personal data
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3. Terms relating to the processing of personal data
Draft
Draft 3A. Information relating to an identifiable living individual
Part 2 General processing (ss. 4-28)
Chapter 1 Scope and definitions (ss. 4-5)
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4. Processing to which this Part applies
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5. Definitions
Chapter 2 The UK GDPR (ss. 6-20)
Meaning of certain terms used in the UK GDPR (ss. 6-7)
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6. Meaning of "controller"
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7. Meaning of "public authority" and "public body"
Lawfulness of processing (ss. 8-9)
In force
8. Lawfulness of processing: public interest etc
Omitted
9. Child's consent in relation to information society services
Relevant international law (draft s. 9A)
Draft
Draft 9A. Processing in reliance on relevant international law
Special categories of personal data (ss. 10-11)
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10. Special categories of personal data and criminal convictions etc data
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11. Special categories of personal data etc: supplementary
Rights of the data subject (ss. 12-14)
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12. Limits on fees that may be charged by controllers
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13. Obligations of credit reference agencies
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14. Automated decision-making authorised by law: safeguards
Exemptions etc (ss. 15-16)
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15. Exemptions etc
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16. Power to make further exemptions etc by regulations
Certification (s. 17)
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17. Accreditation of certification providers
Transfers of personal data to third countries etc (ss. 17A-18)
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17A. Transfers based on adequacy regulations
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17B. Transfers based on adequacy regulations: review etc
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17C. Standard data protection clauses
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18. Transfers of personal data to third countries etc: public interest
Specific processing situations (s. 19)
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19. Processing for archiving, research and statistical purposes: safeguards
Minor definition (s. 20)
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20. Meaning of "court"
Chapter 3 Exemptions for manual unstructured processing and for national security and defence purposes (ss. 21-28)
Definitions (s. 21)
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21. Definitions
Application of the GDPR (ss. 22-23)
Omitted
22. Application of the GDPR to processing to which this Chapter applies
Omitted
23. Power to make provision in consequence of regulations related to the GDPR
Exemptions etc (ss. 24-28)
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24. Manual unstructured data held by FOI public authorities
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25. Manual unstructured data used in longstanding historical research
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26. National security and defence exemption
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27. National security: certificate
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28. National security and defence: modifications to Articles 9 and 32 of the UK GDPR
Part 3 Law enforcement processing (ss. 29-81)
Chapter 1 Scope and definitions (ss. 29-33)
Scope (s. 29)
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29. Processing to which this Part applies
Definitions (ss. 30-33)
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30. Meaning of "competent authority"
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31. "The law enforcement purposes"
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32. Meaning of "controller" and "processor"
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33. Other definitions
Chapter 2 Principles (ss. 34-42)
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34. Overview and general duty of controller
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35. The first data protection principle
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36. The second data protection principle
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37. The third data protection principle
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38. The fourth data protection principle
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39. The fifth data protection principle
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40. The sixth data protection principle
Draft
Draft 40A. Conditions for consent
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41. Safeguards: archiving
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42. Safeguards: sensitive processing
Chapter 3 Rights of the data subject (ss. 43-54)
Overview and scope (s. 43)
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43. Overview and scope
Information: controller's general duties (s. 44)
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44. Information: controller's general duties
Data subject's right of access (s. 45 and draft s. 45A)
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45. Right of access by the data subject
Draft
Draft 45A. Exemption from sections 44 and 45: legal professional privilege
Data subject's rights to rectification or erasure etc (ss. 46-48)
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46. Right to rectification
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47. Right to erasure or restriction of processing
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48. Rights under section 46 or 47: supplementary
Automated individual decision-making (ss. 49-50 and draft ss.50C-50D)
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49. Right not to be subject to automated decision-making
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50. Automated decision-making authorised by law: safeguards
Draft
Draft 50C. Safeguards for automated decision-making
Draft
Draft 50D. Further provision about automated decision-making
Supplementary (ss. 51-54)
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51. Exercise of rights through the Commissioner
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52. Form of provision of information etc
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53. Manifestly unfounded or excessive requests by the data subject
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54. Meaning of "applicable time period"
Chapter 4 Controller and processor (ss. 55-71)
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55. Overview and scope
General obligations (ss. 56-58)
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56. General obligations of the controller
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57. Data protection by design and default
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58. Joint controllers
Senior responsible individual (draft ss. 58A-58C)
Draft
Draft 58A. Designation of senior responsible individual
Draft
Draft 58B. Tasks of the senior responsible individual
Draft
Draft 58C. Senior responsible individual's position
Processor etc (ss. 59-60)
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59. Processors
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60. Processing under the authority of the controller or processor
Records and co-operation with the Commissioner (ss. 61-65)
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61. Records of processing activities
Draft
Draft 61A. Records of processing of personal data
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62. Logging
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63. Co-operation with the Commissioner
Risk assessment and prior consultation (ss. 64-65)
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64. Data protection impact assessment
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65. Prior consultation with the Commissioner
Obligations relating to security (s. 66)
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66. Security of processing
Obligations relating to personal data breaches (ss. 67-68)
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67. Notification of a personal data breach to the Commissioner
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68. Communication of a personal data breach to the data subject
Codes of conduct (draft s. 68A)
Draft
Draft 68A. Codes of conduct
Data protection officers (ss. 69-71)
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69. Designation of a data protection officer
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70. Position of data protection officer
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71. Tasks of data protection officer
Chapter 5 Transfers of personal data to third countries etc (ss. 72-78)
Overview and interpretation (s. 72)
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72. Overview and interpretation
General principles for transfers (ss. 73-76)
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73. General principles for transfers of personal data
Omitted
74. Transfers on the basis of an adequacy decision
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74A. Transfers based on adequacy regulations
Draft
Draft 74AA Transfers approved by regulations
Draft
Draft 74AB The data protection test
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74B. Transfers based on adequacy regulations: review etc
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75. Transfers on the basis of appropriate safeguards
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76. Transfers on the basis of special circumstances
Transfers to particular recipients (s. 77)
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77. Transfers of personal data to persons other than relevant authorities
Subsequent transfers (s. 78)
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78. Subsequent transfers
Chapter 6 Supplementary (draft s. 78A and ss. 79-81)
Draft
Draft 78A. National security exemption
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79. National security: certificate
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80. Special processing restrictions
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81. Reporting of infringements
Part 4 Intelligence services processing (ss. 82-113)
Chapter 1 Scope and definitions (ss. 82-84)
Scope (ss. 82 and draft ss. 82A-82E)
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82. Processing to which this Part applies
Draft
Draft 82A. Designation of processing by a qualifying competent authority
Draft
Draft 82B. Duration of designation notice
Draft
Draft 82C. Review and withdrawal of designation notice
Draft
Draft 82E. Appeal against designation notice
Definitions (ss. 83-84)
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83. Meaning of "controller" and "processor"
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84. Other definitions
Chapter 2 Principles (ss. 85-91)
Overview (s. 85)
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85. Overview
The data protection principles (ss. 86-91)
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86. The first data protection principle
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87. The second data protection principle
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88. The third data protection principle
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89. The fourth data protection principle
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90. The fifth data protection principle
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91. The sixth data protection principle
Chapter 3 Rights of the data subject (ss. 92-100)
Overview (s. 92)
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92. Overview
Rights (ss. 93-100)
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93. Right to information
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94. Right of access
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95. Right of access: supplementary
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96. Right not to be subject to automated decision-making
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97. Right to intervene in automated decision-making
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98. Right to information about decision-making
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99. Right to object to processing
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100. Rights to rectification and erasure
Chapter 4 Controller and processor (ss. 101-108)
Overview (s. 101)
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101. Overview
General obligations (ss. 102-106)
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102. General obligations of the controller
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103. Data protection by design
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104. Joint controllers
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105. Processors
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106. Processing under the authority of the controller or processor
Obligations relating to security (s. 107)
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107. Security of processing
Obligations relating to personal data breaches (s. 108)
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108. Communication of a personal data breach
Chapter 5 Transfers of personal data outside the united kingdom (s. 109)
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109. Transfers of personal data outside the United Kingdom
Chapter 6 Exemptions (ss. 110-113)
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110. National security
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111. National security: certificate
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112. Other exemptions
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113. Power to make further exemptions
Part 5 The information commissioner (ss. 114-141)
The Commissioner (s. 114)
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114. The Information Commissioner
Draft The Information Commission (draft s. 114A)
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Draft 114A. The Information Commission
General functions (ss. 115-117)
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115. General functions under the UK GDPR and safeguards
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116. Other general functions
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117. Competence in relation to courts etc
International role (ss. 118-120)
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118. Co-operation between parties to the Data Protection Convention
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119. Inspection of personal data in accordance with international obligations
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119A. Standard clauses for transfers to third countries etc
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120. Further international role
Draft Duties in carrying out functions (draft ss. 120A-120D)
Draft
Draft 120A. Principal objective
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Draft 120B. Duties in relation to functions under the data protection legislation
Draft
Draft 120C. Strategy
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Draft 120D. Duty to consult other regulators
Draft Strategic priorities (draft ss. 120E-120H)
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Draft 120E. Designation of statement of strategic priorities
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Draft 120F. Duties of the Commissioner in relation to strategic priorities
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Draft 120G. Review of designated statement
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Draft 120H. Parliamentary procedure
Codes of practice (ss. 121-128)
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121. Data-sharing code
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122. Direct marketing code
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123. Age-appropriate design code
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124. Data protection and journalism code
Draft
Draft 124A. Other codes of practice
Draft
Draft 124B. Panels to consider codes of practice
Draft
Draft 124C. Impact assessments for codes of practice
Draft
Draft 124D. Approval by Secretary of State of codes of practice
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125. Approval of codes prepared under sections 121 to 124
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126. Publication and review of codes issued under section 125(4)
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127. Effect of codes issued under section 125(4)
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128. Other codes of practice
Consensual audits (s. 129)
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129. Consensual audits
Records of national security certificates (s. 130)
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130. Records of national security certificates
Information provided to the Commissioner (ss. 131-133)
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131. Disclosure of information to the Commissioner
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132. Confidentiality of information
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133. Guidance about privileged communications
Fees (ss. 134-136)
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134. Fees for services
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135. Manifestly unfounded or excessive requests by data subjects etc
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136. Guidance about fees
Charges (ss. 137-138)
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137. Charges payable to the Commissioner by controllers
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138. Regulations under section 137: supplementary
Reports etc (ss. 139-141)
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139. Reporting to Parliament
Draft
Draft 139A. Analysis of performance
Draft Documents and notices (s.140-draft s.141)
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140. Publication by the Commissioner
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141. Notices from the Commissioner
Draft
Draft 141A. Notices from the Commissioner
Part 6 Enforcement (ss. 142-181)
Information notices (ss. 142-145)
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142. Information notices
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143. Information notices: restrictions
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144. False statements made in response to information notices
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145. Information orders
Draft Interview notices (draft ss. 148A-148C)
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Draft 148A. Interview notices
Draft
Draft 148B. Interview notices: restrictions
Draft
Draft 148C. False statements made in response to interview notices
Assessment notices (ss. 146-147)
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146. Assessment notices
Draft
Draft 146A. Assessment notices: approval of person to prepare report etc
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147. Assessment notices: restrictions
Information notices and assessment notices: destruction of documents etc (s. 148)
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148. Destroying or falsifying information and documents etc
Enforcement notices (ss. 149-153)
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149. Enforcement notices
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150. Enforcement notices: supplementary
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151. Enforcement notices: rectification and erasure of personal data etc
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152. Enforcement notices: restrictions
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153. Enforcement notices: cancellation and variation
Powers of entry and inspection (s. 154)
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154. Powers of entry and inspection
Penalties (ss. 155-159)
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155. Penalty notices
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156. Penalty notices: restrictions
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157. Maximum amount of penalty
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158. Fixed penalties for non-compliance with charges regulations
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159. Amount of penalties: supplementary
Guidance (ss. 160-161 and draft s. 161A)
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160. Guidance about regulatory action
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161. Approval of first guidance about regulatory action
Draft
Draft 161A. Annual report on regulatory action
Appeals etc (ss. 162-164 and draft ss. 164A-164B)
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162. Rights of appeal
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163. Determination of appeals
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164. Applications in respect of urgent notices
Draft
Draft 164A. Complaints by data subjects to controllers
Draft
Draft 164B. Controllers to notify the Commissioner of the number of complaints
Complaints (ss. 165-166 and draft 166A)
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165. Complaints by data subjects
Draft
Draft 165A. Power of Commissioner to refuse to act on certain complaints
Draft
Draft 165B. Guidance about responding to complaints and refusing to act
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166. Orders to progress complaints
Draft
Draft 166A. Appeals against refusal of Commissioner to act on complaint
Remedies in the court (ss. 167-169)
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167. Compliance orders
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168. Compensation for contravention of the UK GDPR
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169. Compensation for contravention of other data protection legislation
Offences relating to personal data (ss. 170-173)
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170. Unlawful obtaining etc of personal data
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171. Re-identification of de-identified personal data
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172. Re-identification: effectiveness testing conditions
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173. Alteration etc of personal data to prevent disclosure to data subject
The special purposes (ss. 174-179)
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174. The special purposes
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175. Provision of assistance in special purposes proceedings
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176. Staying special purposes proceedings
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177. Guidance about how to seek redress against media organisations
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178. Review of processing of personal data for the purposes of journalism
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179. Effectiveness of the media's dispute resolution procedures
Jurisdiction of courts (s. 180)
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180. Jurisdiction
Draft
Draft 180A. Procedure in connection with subject access requests
Definitions (s. 181)
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181. Interpretation of Part 6
Part 7 Supplementary and final provision (ss. 182-215)
Regulations under this Act (s. 182)
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182. Regulations and consultation
Changes to the Data Protection Convention (s. 183)
In force
183. Power to reflect changes to the Data Protection Convention
Draft Prohibitions and restrictions etc on processing (draft s. 183A)
Draft
Draft 183A Protection of prohibitions and restrictions etc on processing
Rights of the data subject (ss. 184-186)
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184. Prohibition of requirement to produce relevant records
In force
185. Avoidance of certain contractual terms relating to health records
In force
186. Data subject's rights and other prohibitions and restrictions
Representation of data subjects (ss. 187-190)
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187. Representation of data subjects with their authority
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188. Representation of data subjects with their authority: collective proceedings
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189. Duty to review provision for representation of data subjects
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190. Post-review powers to make provision about representation of data subjects
Framework for Data Processing by Government (ss. 191-194)
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191. Framework for Data Processing by Government
In force
192. Approval of the Framework
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193. Publication and review of the Framework
In force
194. Effect of the Framework
Data-sharing: HMRC and reserve forces (s. 195)
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195. Reserve forces: data-sharing by HMRC
Offences (ss. 196-200)
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196. Penalties for offences
In force
197. Prosecution
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198. Liability of directors etc
In force
199. Recordable offences
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200. Guidance about PACE codes of practice
The Tribunal (ss. 201-203)
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201. Disclosure of information to the Tribunal
In force
202. Proceedings in the First-tier Tribunal: contempt
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203. Tribunal Procedure Rules
Interpretation (ss. 204-206)
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204. Meaning of "health professional" and "social work professional"
Draft
Draft 204A. Vexatious or excessive
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205. General interpretation
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206. Index of defined expressions
Territorial application (s. 207)
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207. Territorial application of this Act
General (ss. 208-211)
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208. Children in Scotland
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209. Application to the Crown
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210. Application to Parliament
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211. Minor and consequential provision
Final (ss. 212-215)
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212. Commencement
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213. Transitional provision
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214. Extent
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215. Short title
Draft
Draft Schedule A1 Processing In Reliance On Relevant International Law
Schedule 1 Special categories of personal data and criminal convictions etc data
In force
Schedule 1, Part 1 Conditions relating to employment, health and research etc (paras. 1-4)
In force
Schedule 1, Part 2 Substantial public interest conditions (paras. 5-28)
In force
Schedule 1, Part 3 Additional conditions relating to criminal convictions etc (paras. 29-37)
In force
Schedule 1, Part 4 Appropriate policy document and additional safeguards (paras. 38-41)
Schedule 2 Exemptions etc from the UK GDPR
In force
Schedule 2, Part 1 Adaptations and restrictions as described in Articles 6(3) and 23(1) (paras. 1-5)
In force
Schedule 2, Part 2 Restrictions as described in Article 23(1): restrictions of rules in Articles 13 to 21 and 34 (paras. 6-15)
In force
Schedule 2, Part 3 Restriction for the protection of rights of others(paras. 16-17)
In force
Schedule 2, Part 4 Restrictions as described in Article 23(1): restrictions of rules in Articles 13 to 15 (paras. 18-25)
In force
Schedule 2, Part 5 Exemptions etc for reasons of freedom of expression and information (para. 26)
In force
Schedule 2, Part 6 Derogations etc for research, statistics and archiving (paras. 27-28)
Schedule 3 Exemptions etc from the UK GDPR: health, social work, education and child abuse data
In force
Schedule 3, Part 1 UK GDPR provisions to be restricted (para. 1)
In force
Schedule 3, Part 2 Health data (paras. 2-6)
In force
Schedule 3, Part 3 Social work data (paras. 7-12)
In force
Schedule 3, Part 4 Education data (paras. 13-20)
In force
Schedule 3, Part 5 Child abuse data (para. 21)
In force
Schedule 4 Exemptions etc from the UK GDPR: disclosure prohibited or restricted by an enactment
In force
Schedule 5 Accreditation of certification providers: reviews and appeals
Schedule 6 The applied GDPR and the applied Chapter 2
Omitted
Schedule 6, Part 1 Modifications to the GDPR (paras. 1-72)
Omitted
Schedule 6, Part 2 Modifications to Chapter 2 of Part 2 (paras. 73-75)
In force
Schedule 7 Competent Authorities
In force
Schedule 8 Conditions for sensitive processing under Part 3
In force
Schedule 9 Conditions for processing under Part 4
In force
Schedule 10 Conditions for sensitive processing under Part 4
In force
Schedule 11 Other exemptions under Part 4
In force
Schedule 12 The information Commissioner
Draft
Draft Schedule 12A The Information Commission
In force
Schedule 13 Other general functions of the Commissioner
Schedule 14 Co-operation and mutual assistance
Omitted
Schedule 14, Part 1 Law Enforcement Directive (paras. 1-5)
In force
Schedule 14, Part 2 Data Protection Convention (paras. 6-10)
In force
Schedule 15 Powers of entry and inspection
In force
Schedule 16 Penalties
In force
Schedule 17 Review of processing of personal data for the purposes of journalism
In force
Schedule 18 Relevant records
Schedule 19 Minor and consequential amendments
In force
Schedule 19, Part 1 Amendments of primary legislation (paras. 1-227)
In force
Schedule 19, Part 2 Amendments of other legislation (paras. 228-429)
In force
Schedule 19, Part 3 Modifications (paras. 430-432)
In force
Schedule 19, Part 4 Supplementary (paras. 433-434)
Schedule 20 Transitional provision etc
In force
Schedule 20, Part 1 General (para. 1)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 2 Rights of data subjects (paras. 2-11)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 3 The UK GDPR and Part 2 of this Act (paras. 12-13)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 4 Law enforcement and intelligence services processing (paras. 14-16)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 5 National security certificates (paras. 17-18)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 6 The Information Commissioner (paras. 19-28)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 7 Enforcement etc under the 1998 Act (paras. 29-43)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 8 Enforcement etc under this Act (paras. 44-46)
In force
Schedule 20, Part 9 Other enactments (paras. 47-61)
Schedule 21 Further transitional provision etc
In force
Schedule 21, Part 1 Interpretation (para. 1)
In force
Schedule 21, Part 2 Continuation of existing acts etc (paras. 2-3)
In force
Schedule 21, Part 3 Transfers to third countries and international organisations (paras. 4-12)
In force
Schedule 21, Part 4 Repeal of provisions in Chapter 3 of Part 2 (paras. 13-14)
In force
Schedule 21, Part 5 The Information Commissioner (para. 15)
In force
Schedule 21, Part 6 Enforcement (paras. 16-17)