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<p>The Ministry of Justice has published information regarding the number of prosecutions
for offences under the Data Protection Act 2018 in England and Wales which can be
found at the following link –</p><p> </p><p><a href="https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx"
target="_blank">https://assets.publishing.service.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/804510/HO-code-tool-principal-offence-2018.xlsx</a></p><p>
</p><p>In the ‘Detailed Offence’ field, filter by -</p><p>‘Obtain / procure disclose
/ retain personal data without consent of controller’</p><p> </p><p>The total number
of prosecutions that resulted in fines for breaches of the Data Protection Act 2018
will appear in the pivot table.</p><p> </p><p>Note that the above offence was the
only breach of the Data Protection Act 2018 for which there were any prosecutions
in 2018. The Data Protection Act 2018 consists of 7 other offences for which there
were no prosecutions in 2018.</p><p> </p><p>Offences related to the Data Protection
Act were introduced in May 2018. The number of prosecutions and those convicted of
these offences are therefore relatively low as it takes time for the police to record,
investigate and charge offences, before proceedings reach the courts.</p>
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