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.
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.
Data protection and the police (81 KB , PDF)
Commons and Lords Library papers, Committee reports, parliamentary material and Government press releases on the Israeli-Palestinian conflict and related issues from 2020.
On Thursday 2 May 2024 the fourth elections for Police and Crime Commissioners (PCCs) took place in 37 PCC areas in England and Wales.
Parliament has introduced new offences to manage protests. This approach has come under scrutiny due to protests about the conflict between Israel and Hamas.
