Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 15688

Department for Science, Innovation and Technology: Data Protection

Tabled: 3 July 2026

Answered: 13 July 2026

Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to ensure compliance with data protection requirements under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 relating to the processing of special category data,

Answer

Ian Murray

All organisations in the UK that process personal data, including government departments, must comply with the UK’s data protection legislation (UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA)). Under the UK GDPR, sp...

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