Data Protection: Northern Ireland

(asked on 14th December 2017) - View Source

Question to the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what consultations they have held with the parties in Northern Ireland on whether Northern Ireland will be subject to the General Data Protection Regulation after Brexit.


Answered by
Lord Ashton of Hyde Portrait
Lord Ashton of Hyde
This question was answered on 22nd December 2017

The Data Protection Bill, which includes the implementation of GDPR into UK law, will apply to Northern Ireland post Brexit. We have engaged with Northern Ireland Executive in the creation of the Bill.

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