The Data Protection Act 2018 has now received Royal Assent and comes into force on 25th May 2018. The DPA 2018 is an important piece of the new UK data protection regime, alongside the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

The Act deals with all the GDPR derogations and changes that the UK government is entitled to make, and has significant effects on the processing of Special Categories Data (i.e. sensitive data under the DPA), exemptions from the normal GDPR rules, and the use of criminal records data. It also implements the Law Enforcement Directive which regulates the processing of personal data about criminal investigations and prosecutions, creates a specific DP framework for the Intelligence Services, and confirms arrangements for the ICO’s powers and enforcement regime.

The new Act is long, complicated and technical. This workshop will help you to unpick it.