Member

I know that the Government are concerned about ensuring transparency. The right to transparency in the processing of personal data is fundamental and foundational to GDPR. It is essential to affording data subject autonomy and to achieving the purpose of the GDPR: that a person should have control of their own personal data. Most importantly, it is critical in establishing trust between an organisation and its customers—the most critical component of brand loyalty and economic success. The importance of transparency is not in dispute. The point I am making is that transparency already exists in the system, in the way the system has operated for many decades: by companies adhering to the best practice I have just set out. Officials working on the Bill team have been very generous with their time, but I have not, to date, been able to discuss these issues with the ICO.