Data Protection Act 2018

Data Protection Act 2018
Act of Parliament
Long titleAn Act to make provision for the regulation of the processing of information relating to individuals; to make provision in connection with the Information Commissioner’s functions under certain regulations relating to information; to make provision for a direct marketing code of practice; and for connected purposes.
Citation2018 c. 12
Introduced byMatt Hancock (Commons)
Henry Ashton, 4th Baron Ashton of Hyde (Lords)
Territorial extent United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Dates
Royal assent23 May 2018
CommencementMay 2018
Other legislation
Repeals/revokesData Protection Act 1998
Amended byPublic Services Ombudsman (Wales) Act 2019
Sentencing Act 2020
Armed Forces Act 2021
Advanced Research and Invention Agency Act 2022
Health and Social Care Act 2022
Relates toGeneral Data Protection Regulation, Data Protection Act 1998
Status: Current legislation
History of passage through Parliament
Text of statute as originally enacted
Revised text of statute as amended

The Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12) is a United Kingdom Act of Parliament which updates data protection laws in the UK. It is a national law which complements the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and replaces the Data Protection Act 1998.

The Act was to be significantly amended by the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. However, that bill was abandoned due to the 2024 United Kingdom general election.[1]

  1. ^ Whannel, Kate (25 May 2024). "Which laws were passed in final days of Parliament?". BBC News. Retrieved 26 May 2024.