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DCMS publishes statement of intent on Data Protection Bill

The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has recently published a statement of intent regarding the new Data Protection Bill which will implement the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the EU Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (DPLED) into UK domestic law.

GDPR will come into effect across all EU member states from 25th May 2018. The main objective of GDPR and the Data Protection Bill is to give individuals greater control over their digital footprint. This entails rights such as individuals being allowed to request social media platforms to delete material taken when they were children to be deleted from the website.

Matt Hancock, Minister of State for Digital, said: “The new Data Protection Bill will give us one of the most robust, yet dynamic, set of data laws in the world. The Bill will give people more control over their data, require more consent for its use, and prepare Britain for Brexit. We have some of the best data science in the world and this new law will help it to thrive.”

It is believed the incorporation of GDPR into UK domestic law will help prepare the UK for a successful Brexit.

More about the development can be found here.

 

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