PART 3

Law enforcement processing
CHAPTER 4

Controller and processor

Data protection officers

Designation of a data protection officer
69
1
The controller must designate a data protection officer, unless the controller is a court, or other judicial authority, acting in its judicial capacity.
2
When designating a data protection officer, the controller must have regard to the professional qualities of the proposed officer, in particular—
a
the proposed officer's expert knowledge of data protection law and practice, and
b
the ability of the proposed officer to perform the tasks mentioned in section 71.
3
The same person may be designated as a data protection officer by several controllers, taking account of their organisational structure and size.
4
The controller must publish the contact details of the data protection officer and communicate these to the Commissioner.
S. 69 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(c)