Written Question·Ministry of Justice·UIN 15687

Ministry of Justice: Data Protection

Tabled: 3 July 2026
Answered: 14 July 2026
Named Day

Question

Grahame Morris

LabourEasington

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 Richards
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, spe...

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