ICO publishes new guidance on research provisions

03/10/2022 | ICO

In an op-ed for Research Live, Ian Hulme director of regulatory assurance at the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO), talks about how data protection is an enabler of quality research as he announces the publication of the new ICO research provisions guidance. The detailed guidance combines the research provisions contained in the UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA18) with definitions of key terms and an explanation of how they work. It also includes practical examples, which were raised in the responses to the ICO consultation launched in February.

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