Data Protection Act 2018 — United Kingdom law | Esheria

Data Protection Act 2018

This Act sets rules for processing personal data, defines key terms, and gives the Commissioner and Secretary of State specific powers and duties.

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Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
Instrument
Act or statute
Version
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Language
en
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UK GDPR exemptions accounts appeals assessment notices breach notification breach reporting codes of practice commencement commencement history commissioner oversight complaints and appeals complaints handling compliance compliance history controller duties controller obligations cross-border data transfer cross-border personal data transfer cross-references data access data protection officer data retention data subject access data subject rights +39 more

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Statute overview

About this statute

This Act sets rules for processing personal data, defines key terms, and gives the Commissioner and Secretary of State specific powers and duties. The controller must give data subjects certain information, respond to access and rectification/erasure requests, and follow restriction, security, breach-notification, and data-protection-officer rules. This provision sets conditions for sharing personal data outside the UK, including approved transfers, special-purpose transfers, documentation, and related oversight duties. This provision gives the Commissioner multiple powers and duties about personal data regulation, including codes of practice, notices, inspection, reporting, and international cooperation. This provision sets rules for assessment, interview, enforcement and penalty notices, plus complaint handling, appeal timing, and some offences.