Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

PART 1 U.K. Preliminary

2 Protection of personal data U.K.

(1) The [F1 UK GDPR] and this Act protect individuals with regard to the processing of personal data, in particular by—

(a) requiring personal data to be processed lawfully and fairly, on the basis of the data subject's consent or another specified basis,

(b) conferring rights on the data subject to obtain information about the processing of personal data and to require inaccurate personal data to be rectified, and

(c) conferring functions on the Commissioner, giving the holder of that office responsibility for monitoring and enforcing their provisions.

F2 (2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Textual Amendments

F1 Words in s. 2(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 3 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

F2 S. 2(2) omitted (20.8.2025) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 91(2), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(e)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 2 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(a)