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Government Departments: Data Protection

Commons · Question 79107 · Tabled 10 Oct 2025 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 20 Oct 2025

Question

Asked by Andrew Snowden

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what recent assessment she has made of the level of compliance by government departments with UK General Data Protection Regulation.

Answer

Answered by Ian Murray, 20 Oct 2025

All departments are controllers of the personal data they hold and are individually responsible for demonstrating compliance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation. Under the same legislation, all departments are required to appoint a data protect...