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Legislation
Data Protection Act 2018

Crossheading Complaints

  • Section 164A Complaints by data subjects to controllers
  • Section 164B Controllers to notify the Commissioner of the number of complaints
  • Section 165 Complaints by data subjects to the Commissioner
  • Section 166 Orders to progress complaints to the Commissioner
  1. Complaints
  2. Controllers to notify the Commissioner of the number of complaints

Section 164B | Controllers to notify the Commissioner of the number of complaints F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)The Secretary of State may by regulations require a controller to notify the Commissioner of the number of complaints made to the controller under in periods specified or described in the regulations.

(2)Regulations under this section may provide that a controller is required to make a notification to the Commissioner in respect of a period only in circumstances specified in the regulations.

(3)Regulations under this section may include—

(a)provision about a matter listed in subsection (4), or

(b)provision conferring power on the Commissioner to determine those matters.

(4)The matters are—

(a)the form and manner in which a notification must be made,

(b)the time at which, or period within which, a notification must be made, and

(c)how the number of complaints made to a controller during a period is to be calculated.

(5)Regulations under this section are subject to the negative resolution procedure.

Notes

  1. F1

    Ss. 164A, 164B inserted (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 19.6.2026 in so far as not already in force) by , ss. 103(2), 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 3(a) (with reg. 7)

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