Written question asked by Dan Jarvis (Labour) on Tuesday, 10 July 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 16 July 2018 (named day). It was answered by Margot James (Conservative) on Monday, 16 July 2018 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.

Internet: Business

Question: To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that internet service providers remove incorrect information relating to business locations when informed of errors by affected people.

Answer: The Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) came into force on 25 May. The new legislation updates our data protection framework, and includes stronger rights for data subjects in relation to the processing of their personal data. The GDPR gives individuals the right to request that a data controller erases personal data concerning them without undue delay where the individual has withdrawn their consent. The GDPR also gives people the right to have inaccurate personal data relating to them rectified by a data controller without undue delay. Guidance on how to request erasure and rectification has been produced by the Information Commissioner's Office and published on their website at ico.org.uk.

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