Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) – Section 8 – Lawfulness of processing: public interest etc
Sections
Section 8Lawfulness of processing: public interest etc
In Article 6(1) of the [F1UK GDPR] (lawfulness of processing), the reference in point (e) to processing of personal data that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of F2... official authority includes processing of personal data that is necessary for—
- (a)the administration of justice,
- (b)the exercise of a function of either House of Parliament,
- (c)the exercise of a function conferred on a person by an enactment or rule of law,
- (d)the exercise of a function of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown or a government department, or
- (e)an activity that supports or promotes democratic engagement.
Amended text
This Section is shown as amended by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025; S.I. 2019/419 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 5 November 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
Annotations
Textual Amendments
- F1 Words in s. 8 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. 11 (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2 Words in s. 8 omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 70(7), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(c)
Commencement Information
- I1 S. 8 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(b)
https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-8.html
Text as at 5 November 2026.
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