Section 31: "The law enforcement purposes"

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

Data Protection Act 2018
- Section 30: Meaning of "competent authority"
- Section 32: Meaning of "controller" and "processor"

Part 3: Law enforcement processing — CHAPTER 1: Scope and definitions

For the purposes of this Part, "the law enforcement purposes" are the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security.

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