Pensions and data protection: preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation | Practical Law

Pensions and data protection: preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation | Practical Law

An overview of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR), which will be directly applicable in member states from 25 May 2018. The note highlights the issues that may affect the data processing activities of occupational pension schemes and sets out the key points for trustees of such schemes to consider when preparing for the introduction of the GDPR.

Pensions and data protection: preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation

Practical Law UK Practice Note w-008-4907 (Approx. 21 pages)

Pensions and data protection: preparing for the General Data Protection Regulation

by Practical Law Pensions
Law stated as at 24 May 2018 • European Union, United Kingdom
An overview of the EU General Data Protection Regulation ((EU) 2016/679) (GDPR), which will be directly applicable in member states from 25 May 2018. The note highlights the issues that may affect the data processing activities of occupational pension schemes and sets out the key points for trustees of such schemes to consider when preparing for the introduction of the GDPR.
This resource is no longer being maintained. The GDPR took effect on 25 May 2018 and replaced the data protection regime established by the Data Protection Act 1998. For information on the GDPR data protection regime and how it affects trustees of occupational pension schemes, see Practice note, Pensions, GDPR and data protection.