Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they had made of the potential impact on privacy rights under (1) the Data Protection Act 2018, and (2) section 22 of the Gender Recognition Act 2004, prior to laying the Equality and Human Rights Commission’s draft Code of Practice for Services, Public Functions and Associations.

The draft Code provides a detailed explanation of the Equality Act 2010 to assist service providers, those exercising public functions, and associations in understanding and complying with their legal obligations.

Service providers must continue to pay regard to their existing duties under the Data Protection Act 2018 and the Gender Recognition Act 2004 when exercising their functions and considering how they collect and process information.