Data Protection Act 2018
| Act of Parliament | |
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| Long title | An Act to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals; to make provision in connection with the Information Commissioner’s functions under certain regulations relating to information; to make provision for a direct marketing code of practice; and for connected purposes. |
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| Citation | 2018 c. 12 |
| Introduced by | Matt Hancock (Commons) Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde (Lords) |
| Territorial extent | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland |
| Dates | |
| Royal assent | 23 May 2018 |
| Commencement | May 2018 |
| Other legislation | |
| Repeals/revokes | Data Protection Act 1998 |
| Relates to | General Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act 1998 |
Status: Current legislation | |
| History of passage through Parliament | |
| Text of statute as originally enacted | |
| Revised text of statute as amended | |
The Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which updates data protection laws in the UK. It is a national law which complements the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and replaces the Data Protection Act 1998.
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Additions
The Data Protection Act (2018) is a revision of the Data Protection Act (1998) which includes the importance of organizations to be more responsible with the information as well as improving the confidentiality.[2] The latter revision also works in tandem with the GDPR, which the Data Protection Act (1998) didn't do.[3]
From the Data Protection Act (1998) to the Data Protection Act (2018), the key additions are the following:[4]
- the right to erasure
- inclusions of exemptions of the Data Protection Act
- being regulated in tandem with the GDPR
The revision allowed the law makers to add the ability to erase any data if the individual chooses to and this is based on the premise of the basic right to privacy.[4]
The 2018 version allowed people to get a clear interpretation of the exemptions of the act, which was unclear in the 1998 version.[3]
When the Data Protection Act (1998) was being made, the GDPR did not exist, thus there was no law for the DPA to work with. Eventually, with the creation of the GDPR, the DPA was updated to work in tandem.[5]
References
- ^ "Data Protection Act 2018 Factsheet – Overview" (PDF). Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport. 23 May 2018.
- ^ adnan.zaheer@seersco.com, Adnan Zaheer. "Data Protection Act 1998 - Be Compliant | Seers". Seers | Articles. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b "About the DPA 2018". ico.org.uk. 28 September 2020. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ a b adnan.zaheer@seersco.com, Adnan Zaheer. "Data Protection Act 1998 - Be Compliant | Seers". Seers | Articles. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
- ^ "Data Protection Act 2018". ico.org.uk. 20 July 2020. Archived from the original on 7 August 2018. Retrieved 16 November 2020.