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Written question asked by Martyn Day (Scottish National Party) on Monday, 16 April 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Wednesday, 18 April 2018. It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Tuesday, 24 April 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Social Media: Data Protection

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps he is taking to ensure that social media companies are complying fully with the Data Protection Act 1998 and associated General Data Protection Regulations.

Answer

The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is responsible for regulating compliance with data protection legislation.

There are a number of tools available to the ICO to ensure compliance. These include criminal prosecution, non-criminal enforcement and audit. The Information Commissioner also has the power to serve a monetary penalty notice on a data controller. Further details of the actions which can be taken can be found on www.ico.org.uk.

The government's Data Protection Bill will strengthen legislation around data protection and give the Commissioner tougher powers to ensure that organisations comply.

Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
135871
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Data protection Social media
Legislation
Data Protection Act 1998
Link
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