Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) – Section 58 – Joint controllers
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Section 58Joint controllers
(1) Where two or more competent authorities jointly determine the purposes and means of processing personal data, they are joint controllers for the purposes of this Part.
(2) Joint controllers must, in a transparent manner, determine their respective responsibilities for compliance with this Part by means of an arrangement between them, except to the extent that those responsibilities are determined under or by virtue of an enactment.
(3) The arrangement must designate the controller which is to be the contact point for data subjects.
https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-58.html
Text as at 18 September 2026.
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