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Legislation
Data Protection Act 2018

Crossheading Automated individual decision-making

  • Section 49 Right not to be subject to automated decision-making
  • Section 50 Automated decision-making authorised by law: safeguards
  • Section 50A Automated processing and significant decisions
  • Section 50B Restrictions on automated decision-making based on sensitive processing
  • Section 50C Safeguards for automated decision-making
  • Section 50D Further provision about automated decision-making
  1. Automated individual decision-making
  2. Restrictions on automated decision-making based on sensitive processing

Section 50B | Restrictions on automated decision-making based on sensitive processing F1

From legislation.gov.uk

(1)A significant decision based entirely or partly on sensitive processing may not be taken based solely on automated processing, unless one of the following conditions is met.

(2)The first condition is that the decision is based entirely on processing of personal data to which the data subject has given explicit consent.

(3)The second condition is that the decision is required or authorised by law.

Notes

  1. F1

    Ss. 50A-50D substituted for ss. , (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 5.2.2026 in so far as not already in force) by , ss. , 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(j) (with reg. 5)

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