Repeal Procedural Provisions
The procedural provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 with special application to journalism in: (a) section 32(4) and (5) (b) sections 44 to 46 inclusive should be repealed.
- The procedural stay provisions that had allowed media organisations to halt ICO enforcement action simply by claiming journalistic purpose no longer exist in the DPA 2018 framework (Data Protection Act 2018, legislation.gov.uk).
How was this evidence gathered?
Response
Not Accepted
Response
Not AcceptedThe Prime Minister stated on 29 November 2012: "I am instinctively concerned about this proposal. There is a real danger of this recommendation being used to curb freedom of the press. We need to consider this very carefully - particularly the impact this could have on investigative journalism." The Data Protection Act 2018 retained a broad journalism exemption (Schedule 2, Part 5) and did not implement this specific recommendation. Source: https://www.gov.uk/government/speeches/david-cameron-statement-in-response-to-the-leveson-inquiry-report
Published Evidence
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The procedural provisions with special application to journalism were not repealed as Leveson recommended. The DPA 2018 maintained equivalent protections for journalistic processing.
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The special procedural provisions for journalism were not repealed.