Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15687
Ministry of Justice: Data Protection
Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named DayQuestion
Grahame Morris
Labour — Easington
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.
Answer
Jake RichardsAll 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, spe...
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