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Data Protection Act 1998: criminal enforcement
Practical Law UK Practice Note 4-610-8945 (Approx. 14 pages)
Data Protection Act 1998: criminal enforcement
by Ben Summers, 3 Raymond Buildings
This note explains the offences which may be committed under the Data Protection Act 1998, the defences that are available to those offences and the penalty which may be imposed on conviction. This note is no longer being maintained and has not been updated to include changes under the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) or reflect the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) which now apply. For more information on criminal enforcement under the DPA 2018 please see Practice note, Data Protection Act 2018: criminal enforcement.
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