Written question asked by Caroline Spelman (Conservative) on Thursday, 22 February 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 26 February 2018. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Friday, 2 March 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Horses: Databases

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what advice his Department is providing to the equine sector on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation.

Answer: All UK businesses together with all organisations that process personal data will be required to comply with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after 25th May 2018 and the UK's full data protection regime as set out in the Data Protection Bill. The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) provides guidance and support to UK organisations and have already published a number of resources on the Commissioner's website (ico.org.uk) to help organisations prepare. The ICO has: launched a dedicated helpline service for smaller organisations; updated its 'SME toolkit' to reflect the requirements of the GDPR; simplified its "12-step" GDPR preparation guidance; and published tailored guidance for charities.

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