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EnactedRoyal Assentc. 12

Data Protection Act 2018

This bill became lawView the statute on acthub →c. 12 · 23 May 2018

Bill texts 8

  • HL Bill 66 (as introduced)Bill · 13 Sept 2017download soon
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Amendments 60

Committee stage — Lords 20

WithdrawnClause 1EditBillBody

at end insert— Section (Right to protection of personal data) makes provision for a general right to the protection of personal data.”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Baroness Ludford#7290
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Right to protection of personal data

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Baroness Ludford#7291
WithdrawnClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— This Act does not apply to any organisation employing five employees or fewer.

Moved: Baroness Neville-RolfeSponsor: Lord Arbuthnot of Edrom#7332
WithdrawnClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— In this Act, unless the context otherwise requires—

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord McNally#7340
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— In Article 6(1) of the GDPR, reference to “the public interest” is to be read as a reference to the overall good of the general public.”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord McNally#7346
AgreedClause 4EditBillBody

at end insert “and to section 183”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#7369
WithdrawnClause 7EditBillBody

leave out “includes” and insert “means”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord McNally#7479
NotMovedClause 2EditBillBody

after second “data,” insert “including data held by providers of Information Society Services,”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#7481
WithdrawnClause 3EditBillBody

at end insert— does not apply in the course of an activity which falls outside the scope of EU law.”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#7482
NotMovedClause 3EditBillBody

leave out “broadly equivalent” and insert “identical in all major respects”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#7483
NotMovedClause 4EditBillBody

at end insert— Reference to the GDPR in this Act includes reference to the recitals thereof.”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#7484
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— Reference in this section to “the public interest” is not restricted to the substantial public interest as referred to in Part 2 of Schedule 1 to this Act.”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#7485
NotMovedClause 8EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (b)

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#7486
WithdrawnClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert— A college, school or university is not a public authority or public body for the purposes of the GDPR.”

Moved: Baroness Royall of BlaisdonSponsor: Lord Pannick, Lord Macdonald of River Glaven#7494
WithdrawnClause 8AddClauseOrSchedule

Leave out Clause 8 and insert the following new Clause— “Child's consent in relation to information society services

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Lord Storey#7506
NotMovedClause 8AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Parental consent in relation to children under the age of 13 years

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Baroness Harding of Winscombe, Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Lord Storey#7507
WithdrawnClause 7EditBillBody

after “includes” insert “, without prejudice to the generality of the expression “necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest”,”

Moved: Lord Patel#7512
NotMovedClause 7EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State may by regulation made under the affirmative resolution procedure add to the illustrative examples of processing that is necessary for the performance of a task carried out in the public interest or in the exercise of the controller’s official authority set out in subsection (1).”

Moved: Lord Patel#7513
WithdrawnClause 8EditBillBody

leave out from “as” to “and” and insert “an age between 13 and 16 years, to be decided by the Commissioner based on relevant evidence and consultation,”

Moved: Baroness Howe of Idlicote#7552
NotMovedClause 2AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Right to protection of personal data

Moved: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara#7564

Report stage — Lords 20

AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

leave out line 34

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8012
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

leave out “, subject to subsection (2)”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8013
AgreedClause 6EditBillBody

at end insert— “subject to subsections (1A) and (2).

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8014
AgreedClause 7EditBillBody

after “enactment” insert “or rule of law”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8015
AgreedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out paragraphs (a) and (b) and insert— amend Schedule 1 —

Moved: Lord Ashton of HydeSponsor: Baroness Neville-Rolfe#8016
AgreedClause 15EditBillBody

leave out paragraph (d)

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8017
NotMovedClause 9EditBillBody

leave out “affirmative resolution procedure” and insert “super-affirmative resolution procedure under section 18 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006, with references in that section to section 14 to be read as references to this section of this Act”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8123
WithdrawnClause 9EditBillBody

at end insert— The processing of biometric data meets the requirements of Article 9(4) of the GDPR for authorisation by the law of the United Kingdom or part of the United Kingdom only if it meets the condition in paragraph 11A of Part 2 of Schedule 1.”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8126
WithdrawnClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert “or a group sharing a protected characteristic, within the meaning of the Equality Act 2010, to which the data subject belongs”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8141
NotMovedClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert— A decision is “based solely on automated processing” for the purposes of this Act if, in relation to a data subject, there is no meaningful input by a natural person in the decision-making process.”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8142
NotMovedClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert— provide an explanation of the decision reached.”

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8143
NotMovedClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert— If a request is made to a controller for an explanation of a qualifying significant decision under subsection (4), the information the controller must provide must include, at least—

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8144
NotMovedClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert— Where a controller takes or expects to take a qualifying significant decision in relation to a data subject based solely or partially on automated processing, the controller must ensure that the following information is made available to the public via electronic means—

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8145
NotMovedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Right to protection of personal data

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Baroness Ludford#8171
AgreedClause 1AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Protection of personal data

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8172
NotMovedClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert— the controller must provide meaningful information to the data subject which will be sufficient to enable the data subject to assess whether the profiling will be beneficial or harmful to their interests,”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#8197
NotMovedClause 13AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Automated decision-making concerning a child

Moved: Lord Clement-JonesSponsor: Lord Paddick#8202
WithdrawnClause 8EditBillBody

at end insert— The Secretary of State must as soon as practicable after the passing of this Act by regulations require the Commissioner to set standards for the age-appropriate design of relevant information society services accessed by children and that such standards are to be set out in a code in accordance with section (Age-appropriate design code).”

Moved: Baroness KidronSponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara, Baroness Harding of Winscombe#8208
NotMovedClause 13EditBillBody

at end insert— A decision that engages an individual’s rights under the Human Rights Act 1998 does not fall within Article 22(2)(b) of the GDPR (exemption from prohibition on taking significant decisions based solely on automated processing for decisions that are authorised by law and subject to safeguards for the data subject's rights, freedoms and legitimate interests).”

Moved: Baroness Jones of Moulsecoomb#8217
WithdrawnClause 13AddClauseOrSchedule

Insert the following new Clause— “Use of private personal data accounts

Moved: Lord Stevenson of BalmacaraSponsor: Lord Kennedy of Southwark#8226

3rd reading — Lords 20

AgreedClause 144EditBillBody

at end insert— An information notice does not require a person to give the Commissioner information to the extent that requiring the person to do so would involve an infringement of the privileges of either House of Parliament.”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8349
AgreedClause 147EditBillBody

at end insert— An assessment notice does not require a person to do something to the extent that requiring the person to do it would involve an infringement of the privileges of either House of Parliament.”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8350
AgreedClause 151EditBillBody

at end insert— An enforcement notice does not require a person to do something to the extent that requiring the person to do it would involve an infringement of the privileges of either House of Parliament.”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8351
AgreedClause 155EditBillBody

at end insert— The Commissioner may not give a controller or processor a penalty notice with respect to the processing of personal data where the purposes and manner of the processing are determined by or on behalf of either House of Parliament.”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8352
AgreedClause 155EditBillBody

leave out “under” and insert “by virtue of”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8353
AgreedClause 202EditBillBody

leave out from beginning to end of line 34 and insert— As regards criminal liability—

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8354
AgreedClause 202EditBillBody

leave out subsection (7)

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8355
AgreedClause 203EditBillBody

leave out from beginning to end of line 16 and insert— As regards criminal liability—

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8356
AgreedClause 203EditBillBody

leave out subsection (6)

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8357
AgreedSchedule 1EditBillBody

leave out paragraphs (a) and (b)

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8358
AgreedSchedule 1EditBillBody

at end insert— This condition is met if the processing is necessary—

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8359
AgreedSchedule 1EditBillBody

at end insert— This condition is met if the processing—

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8360
AgreedSchedule 2EditBillBody

after “provisions” insert “and Article 34(1) and (4) of the GDPR (communication of personal data breach to the data subject)”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8361
AgreedSchedule 6EditBillBody

leave out “and (d)”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8362
AgreedSchedule 8EditBillBody

leave out “a purpose listed in sub-paragraph (2)” and insert “the exercise of a function conferred on a person by an enactment or rule of law”

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8363
NotMovedClause 2EditBillBody

at end insert— The protection of personal data may not be lawfully restricted or limited unless such restrictions and limitations are consistent with the principle of proportionality.”

Moved: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara#8369
AgreedClause 2EditBillBody

after “lawfully” insert “and fairly”

Moved: Lord Ashton of HydeSponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara#8370
AgreedClause 2EditBillBody

after “data” insert “and to require inaccurate personal data to be rectified”

Moved: Lord Ashton of HydeSponsor: Lord Stevenson of Balmacara#8371
WithdrawnClause 124EditBillBody

at end insert— ““children” means people under the age of 18;”

Moved: Baroness Howe of Idlicote#8378
AgreedSchedule 1EditBillBody

leave out from beginning to end of line 34 on page 128 and insert— This condition is met if the processing—

Moved: Lord Ashton of Hyde#8381