Section 120A: Principal objective

Data Protection Act 2018 · 2018 c. 12View on legislation.gov.uk

Part 5: The Information Commissioner

It is the principal objective of the Commissioner, in carrying out functions under the data protection legislation—

to secure an appropriate level of protection for personal data, having regard to the interests of data subjects, controllers and others and matters of general public interest, and
to promote public trust and confidence in the processing of personal data.

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