Ministry of Justice: Data Protection
Commons · Question 15687 · Tabled 3 Jul 2026 · Ministry of Justice · Official record
Answered 14 Jul 2026
Question
Asked by Grahame Morris
To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what steps his Department is taking to help ensure compliance with data protection requirements relating to the processing of special category data, including data relating to health or protected characteristics.
Answer
Answered by Jake Richards, 14 Jul 2026
All organisations in the UK that process personal data, including government departments, must comply with the UK’s data protection legislation (UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA)).Under the UK GDPR, spe...