UK GDPR and DPA 2018: implications for the public sector | Practical Law

UK GDPR and DPA 2018: implications for the public sector | Practical Law

This note considers key aspects of the UK GDPR (that is the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679)) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) that are relevant to public authorities, including the legal basis for processing, the requirement to appoint a data protection officer, accountability and big data. It also considers the relevant exemptions to listed provisions of the UK GDPR under the DPA 2018.

UK GDPR and DPA 2018: implications for the public sector

Practical Law UK Practice Note w-011-6435 (Approx. 42 pages)

UK GDPR and DPA 2018: implications for the public sector

by Ros Foster, formerly of Browne Jacobson LLP and Dmitrije Sirovica, Browne Jacobson LLP, Practical Law Data Protection and Practical Law Public Sector
Maintained • United Kingdom
This note considers key aspects of the UK GDPR (that is the retained EU law version of the General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679)) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) that are relevant to public authorities, including the legal basis for processing, the requirement to appoint a data protection officer, accountability and big data. It also considers the relevant exemptions to listed provisions of the UK GDPR under the DPA 2018.