2025 No. 89
DATA PROTECTION

The Data Protection (Law Enforcement) (Adequacy) (Isle of Man) Regulations 2025

Made
Laid before Parliament
Coming into force
The Secretary of State makes these Regulations in exercise of the powers conferred by section 74A(1)(a), (3), (5) and (6)(b) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (“the 2018 Act”)1.

In accordance with section 74A(1)(a) and (3) of the 2018 Act, the Secretary of State considers that the Isle of Man ensures an adequate level of protection of personal data for certain transfers.

In accordance with section 182(2) of the 2018 Act, the Secretary of State has consulted with the Commissioner2 and such other persons as the Secretary of State considered appropriate.

Citation, commencement and extent1.

(1)

These Regulations may be cited as the Data Protection (Law Enforcement) (Adequacy) (Isle of Man) Regulations 2025 and come into force on 20th February 2025.

(2)

These Regulations extend to England and Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland.

Adequate level of protection2.

(1)

For the purposes of Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (law enforcement processing) the Secretary of State specifies the Isle of Man as ensuring an adequate level of protection of personal data3 for a transfer described in paragraph (2).

(2)

A transfer described by this paragraph is a transfer of personal data by a competent authority4 to a relevant authority5 in the Isle of Man which is subject to the Data Protection (Application of LED) Order 20186 and the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 20187, as that Order and those Regulations form part of the law of the Isle of Man and have effect from time to time.

Independent supervisory authority3.

The independent supervisory authority8 in the Isle of Man is the Information Commissioner established by Regulation 79 of the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 20189, as it forms part of the law of the Isle of Man.
Diana Johnson
Minister of State
Home Office
Explanatory Note
(This note is not part of the Regulations)

These Regulations specify the Isle of Man as a third country which provides an adequate level of protection of personal data for the purposes of Part 3 (law enforcement processing) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12).

This means that personal data can be transferred by UK competent authorities to relevant authorities in the Isle of Man (authorities with comparable law enforcement functions to a UK competent authority) that are subject to the relevant Isle of Man data protection legislation (specifically the Data Protection (Application of LED) Order 2018 and the GDPR and LED Implementing Regulations 2018) without the need for any specific authorisation.

A full impact assessment has not been produced for this instrument as no, or no significant, impact on the private or voluntary sector or community bodies is foreseen.