This Library briefing paper explains the types of coronavirus restrictions and requirements imposed by the UK's lockdown laws.
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Data protection and the police (81 KB, PDF)
The Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA), including its exemptions, applies to the police. Section 29 of the Act details the "crime and taxation" exemption which allows personal data either to be processed or withheld from the data subject for the purposes of the prevention or detection of crime or the apprehension or prosecution of offenders.
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Data protection and the police (81 KB, PDF)
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