Data Protection Act 1998 Section 29

Text of statute as originally enacted.

Data protection act 1998 section 29. S29 of the data protection act 1998 dpa provides a crime exemption to the non disclosure provisions of the act available in circumstances where the public interest requires disclosure of. Data protection act 1998 chapter 29 first published 1998 published by tso the stationery of ce and available from. A the prevention or detection of crime b the apprehension or prosecution of offenders or.

1 personal data processed for any of the following purposes. Health education and social work. 29 crime and taxation.

There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. The data protection act 1998 c. 29 was a united kingdom act of parliament designed to protect personal data stored on computers or in an organised paper filing system.

1 subject to subsection 2 an individual is entitled at any time by notice in writing to a data controller to require the data controller at the end of such period as is reasonable in the. Section 29 1 personal data processed for specified purposes of crime prevention detection apprehension prosecution of offenders or imposition of tax or similar duties exempt from principle 1 and section 7 where application of either would be likely to prejudice those purposes. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date.

Section 29 contains 3 separate but related exemptions. It was felt by many to be long overdue since the dpa 1998 was no longer considered fit for the purpose for which it was originally designed. Online www tso co uk bookshop mail telephone fax e mail tso po box 29.

Data protection act 1998 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 01 october 2020. Application of section 7 where data controller is credit reference agency. Data protection act 1998 section 29 is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 29 september 2020.