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Data Protection Bill [HL]

Proceeding contribution from Baroness Hollins (Crossbench) in the House of Lords on Wednesday, 13 December 2017. It occurred during Debate on bills on Data Protection Bill [HL].

Tabled by

Baroness Hollins

50A: Schedule 2, page 142, line 1, leave out sub-paragraph (2) and insert—

“(2) Sub-paragraph (2A) applies to the processing of personal data carried out for the special purposes if—

(a) the processing of the personal data is necessary for the future or continuing publication by a person of journalistic, academic, artistic or literary material,

(b) the controller reasonably believes that the publication of the material would be in the public interest,

(c) the likely interference with privacy resulting from the processing of the data is outweighed by the public interest in publication.

(2A) The listed GDPR provisions do not apply to the extent that the controller reasonably believes that the application of those provisions would be incompatible with the special purposes.”

About this proceeding contribution

Reference

787 c1619 

Session

2017-19

Chamber / Committee

House of Lords chamber

Subjects

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