Section 129Consensual audits

(1) The [^F1Commission's] functions under Article 58(1) of the [^F2UK GDPR] and paragraph 1 of Schedule 13 include power, with the consent of a controller or processor, to carry out an assessment of whether the controller or processor is complying with good practice in the processing of personal data.

(2) The [^F1Commission] must inform the controller or processor of the results of such an assessment.

(3) In this section, “good practice in the processing of personal data” has the same meaning as in section [^F3124A].

Amended text

This Section is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 30 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 30 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

Annotations

Textual Amendments

F1 Word in s. 129(1)(2) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 23(2)(3); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
F2 Words in s. 129(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 54 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
F3 Word in s. 129(3) substituted (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 20.8.2025 in so far as not already in force) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 92(6), 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(f)

Commencement Information

I1 S. 129 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(e)

https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-129.html

Text as at 18 September 2026.

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