Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) – Section 179 – Effectiveness of the media's dispute resolution procedures
Sections
Section 179Effectiveness of the media's dispute resolution procedures
(1) The Secretary of State must, before the end of each review period, lay before Parliament a report produced by the Secretary of State or an appropriate person on—
- (a)the use of relevant alternative dispute resolution procedures, during that period, in cases involving a failure, or alleged failure, by a relevant media organisation to comply with the data protection legislation, and
- (b)the effectiveness of those procedures in such cases.
(2) In this section—
- “appropriate person” means a person who the Secretary of State considers has appropriate experience and skills to produce a report described in subsection (1);
- “relevant alternative dispute resolution procedures” means alternative dispute resolution procedures provided by persons who produce or enforce codes of practice for relevant media organisations;
- “relevant media organisation” means a body or other organisation whose activities consist of or include journalism, other than a broadcaster;
- “review period” means—
- (a)the period of 3 years beginning when this Act is passed, and
- (b)each subsequent period of 3 years.
- (a)
(3) The Secretary of State must send a copy of the report to—
- (a)the Scottish Ministers,
- (b)the Welsh Ministers, and
- (c)the Executive Office in Northern Ireland.
https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-179.html
Text as at 18 September 2026.
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