Section 1 | Overview

(1)This Act makes provision about the processing of personal data.

(2)Most processing of personal data is subject to the UK GDPR.^F1

(3)Part 2 supplements the UK GDPR.^F2

(4)Part 3 makes provision about the processing of personal data by competent authorities for law enforcement purposes ....^F3

(5)Part 4 makes provision about the processing of personal data by the intelligence services (and certain processing carried out by competent authorities jointly with the intelligence services).^F4

(6)Part 5 makes provision about the Information Commissioner.

(7)Part 6 makes provision about the enforcement of the data protection legislation.

(8)Part 7 makes supplementary provision, including provision about the application of this Act to the Crown and to Parliament.