Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) – Section 98 – Right to information about decision-making
Sections
Section 98Right to information about decision-making
(1) Where—
- (a)the controller processes personal data relating to a data subject, and
- (b)results produced by the processing are applied to the data subject,
the data subject is entitled to obtain from the controller, on request, knowledge of the reasoning underlying the processing.
(2) Where the data subject makes a request under subsection (1), the controller must comply with the request without undue delay.
https://dpa2018.digiphile.law/article/article-98.html
Text as at 18 September 2026.
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