Data Protection Act 2018, Cross Heading: Co-operation between the Commissioner and foreign designated authorities is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 09 June 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
6(1)The Commissioner must, at the request of a foreign designated authority—U.K.
(a)provide that authority with such information referred to in Article 13(3)(a) of the Data Protection Convention (information on law and administrative practice in the field of data protection) as is the subject of the request, and
(b)take appropriate measures in accordance with Article 13(3)(b) of the Data Protection Convention for providing that authority with information relating to the processing of personal data in the United Kingdom.
(2)The Commissioner may ask a foreign designated authority—
(a)to provide the Commissioner with information referred to in Article 13(3) of the Data Protection Convention, or
(b)to take appropriate measures to provide such information.
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