Call for evidence on EU data protection proposals: Regulation COM(2012)11 and Directive COM(2012)10

The European Commission published new legislative proposals for data protection on 25 January 2012. The proposals consist of a draft Regulation setting out a general EU framework for data protection and a draft Directive on
protecting personal data processed for the purposes of prevention, detection, investigation or prosecution of criminal offences and related judicial activities. The draft Regulation will repeal and replace the 1995 Data Protection Directive, which is implemented into UK law by the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA). The draft Directive will repeal and replace the existing Data Protection
Framework Decision (DPFD), which was negotiated in 2008.

This Call for Evidence, issued on 7 February 2012, seeks the views of data controllers and data processors, rights groups and information policy experts or anyone with a
professional or personal interest in data protection. Deadline for responses: 6 March 2012.

• Primary Source

United Kingdom: Ministry of Justice: Call for Evidence on EU data protection proposals: Regulation COM(2012)11 and Directive COM(2012)10, February 2012 http://www.justice.gov.uk/downloads/consultations/eu-data-protection-proposals-call-for-evidence.pdf

European Commission: DG Justice: Data protection: Protection of personal data http://ec.europa.eu/justice/data-protection/index_en.htm

United Kingdom: Minister of Justice: Press Release, 28.6.12: New EU data law must deliver for all http://www.justice.gov.uk/news/press-releases/moj/new-eu-data-law-must-deliver-for-all

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