Written question asked by Lord Freyberg (Crossbench) on Thursday, 19 December 2019, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Tuesday, 7 January 2020. It was answered by Baroness Barran (Conservative) on Tuesday, 7 January 2020 on behalf of the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
Data Protection
- Question
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To ask Her Majesty's Government what plans they have, if any, to ask the Information Commissioner's Office to issue further guidance on the scope of exemptions to the Data Protection Act 2018 and the General Data Protection Regulation in relation to (1) research and development, and (2) science and innovation; and what plans they have, if any, to introduce statutory instruments on those matters.
- Answer
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is an independent regulator and has the power to issue guidance under the UK’s data protection legislation. The ICO has stated that it is working on guidance for Data Sharing, Direct Marketing and Journalism. They can produce their own guidance should they have concerns on a specific area of the law.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL31
- Session
- 2019-21
- Subjects
- Data protection EU law Exemptions Innovation Research Science
- Legislation
- Data Protection Act 2018
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