United Kingdom: Closed second public consultation on draft Data protection and journalism code of practice
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Closed second public consultation on draft Data protection and journalism code of practice
On 16 November 2022, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) closed the second consultation on the updated draft of the Data protection and journalism Code of Practice. On the same day, the ICO released the results of its first consultation, on which the revisions to the draft were based. Among other issues, the draft Code provides information regarding the applicability to journalism of the special purposes exemption under the Data Protection Act 2018. Further, the draft Code provides guidance on how to keep personal data secure, use personal data lawfully and fairly, and help people to exercise their rights over their personal data.
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Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
data protection authority
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2021-10-13
in consultation
2022-01-24
processing consultation
2022-09-21
in consultation
2022-11-16
processing consultation
2023-07-06
under deliberation
2023-11-23
adopted