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Legislation
Data Protection Act 2018

Crossheading Penalties

  • Section 155 Penalty notices
  • Section 156 Penalty notices: restrictions
  • Section 157 Maximum amount of penalty
  • Section 158 Fixed penalties for non-compliance with charges regulations
  • Section 159 Amount of penalties: supplementary
  1. Penalties
  2. Maximum amount of penalty

Section 157 | Maximum amount of penalty

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)In relation to an infringement of a provision of the UK GDPR, the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is—F1

(a)the amount specified in Article 83 of the UK GDPR, orF1

(b)if an amount is not specified there, the standard maximum amount.

(2)In relation to an infringement of a provision of of this Act, the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is—

(a)in relation to a failure to comply with section , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ... 75, 76, 77 or 78, the higher maximum amount, andF2F3

(b)otherwise, the standard maximum amount.

(3)In relation to an infringement of a provision of of this Act, the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is—

(a)in relation to a failure to comply with section , , , , , , , , or , the higher maximum amount, and

(b)otherwise, the standard maximum amount.

(4)In relation to a failure to comply with an information notice, an assessment notice , an interview notice or an enforcement notice, the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is the higher maximum amount.F4

(4A)In relation to an infringement of or of regulations under , the maximum amount of the penalty that may be imposed by a penalty notice is the standard maximum amount.F5

(5)The “higher maximum amount” is—

(a)in the case of an undertaking, £17,500,000 or 4% of the undertaking's total annual worldwide turnover in the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, orF6

(b)in any other case, £17,500,000.F6

(6)The “standard maximum amount” is—

(a)in the case of an undertaking, £8,700,000 or 2% of the undertaking's total annual worldwide turnover in the preceding financial year, whichever is higher, orF7

(b)in any other case, £8,700,000.F7

(7)RepealedF8

Notes

  1. F1

    Words in substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 64(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

  2. F2

    Words in substituted (5.2.2026) by , s. 142(1), Sch. 6 para. 16; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z8) (with reg. 5)

  3. F3

    Word in omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 64(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

  4. F4

    Words in inserted (5.2.2026) by , ss. , ; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(s)

  5. F5

    S. 157(4A) inserted (19.6.2026) by , s. 142(1), Sch. 10 para. 18; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 3(b) (with reg. 7)

  6. F6

    Sum in substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 64(4) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

  7. F7

    Sum in substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 64(5) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

  8. F8

    S. 157(7) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 2 para. 64(6) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)

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