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.
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
Amended by
Public Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019 Sentencing Act 2020 Armed Forces Act 2021 Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022 Health and Social Care Act 2022
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Text of statute as originally enacted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.
The Act is due to be significantly amended by the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, which is currently at Committee Stage in the House of Lords.
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