Data Protection Act 1998

The DPA 1998 is a law which governs the processing of personal data in the United Kingdom.

Historical background, legislative history

In fact, the common law initially did not know any all-encompassing privacy protection. While it through the medium of individual areas of law a British minimum data protection, was the DPA 1984 no more than a response to the technical further developments of the 1980s. However, the DPA 1984 could no longer meet the requirements of Directive 95/46/EC ( Data Protection Directive) and therefore had to be replaced by the DPA 1998.

The parliamentary procedure took place in the course of 1998 and ended on July 16 with the Royal Assent. Nevertheless, much of the legislation came into force on 01.03.2000.

The actors i.S.d. DPA 1998

The DPA 1998 knows, among others the figures of the data controller, the data processor and the data subject. Data subject equivalent to the German victims. The Data Controller of the responsible entity.

Privacy principles

The substantive core of the DPA 1998 are the eight data protection principles ( principles ) and thus the most important measure of the lawfulness of data processing. A data controller is in principle required to follow each of the principles. A data subject must always demand the observance of these principles.

Privacy Control ( ICO)

The implementation of the DPA 1998 by the Information Commissioner ( ICO ), a data protection officer for the United Kingdom, monitors ..