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registered interest false more like this
date less than 2015-06-30more like thismore than 2015-06-30
answering body
Ministry of Justice more like this
answering dept id 54 more like this
answering dept short name Justice more like this
answering dept sort name Justice more like this
hansard heading Data Protection more like this
house id 1 more like this
legislature
25259
pref label House of Commons more like this
question text To ask the Secretary of State for Justice, what guidance his Department has issued to UK companies who will need to implement the General Data Protection Regulation. more like this
tabling member constituency Wimbledon more like this
tabling member printed
Stephen Hammond more like this
uin 4893 more like this
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is ministerial correction false more like this
date of answer less than 2015-07-08more like thismore than 2015-07-08
answer text <p>Under this Government's transparency policy, meetings between ministers and external organisations are published quarterly.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice published an Impact Assessment on the Commission’s original proposals for a General Data Protection Regulation on the 22nd November 2012. The Council of the European Union agreed on a general approach at Justice and Home Affairs Council on June 15 2015 after making many amendments to the text. The Government is currently evaluating the impact the Council’s text would have on the UK overall. The potential effect of specific elements of the text on a range of sectors, including the financial sector, will also be explored.</p><p>The Ministry of Justice has not issued any guidance to companies about the General Data Protection Regulation as the final text is still under negotiation. Once the outcome of trilogue negotiations between the Council of the European Union, the European Parliament and the Commission are complete, the Information Commissioner’s Office will be considering what guidance may be necessary in due course.</p><p> </p><p>The Ministry of Justice is currently exploring how it will need to implement the provisions in the General Data Protection Regulation requiring national legislation after the final text has been adopted. Negotiations on the Regulation remain ongoing. Once a final text is adopted, it will be a minimum of two years before it comes into force.</p>
answering member constituency Esher and Walton more like this
answering member printed Dominic Raab more like this
grouped question UIN
4891 more like this
4892 more like this
4894 more like this
question first answered
less than 2015-07-08T16:06:06.683Zmore like thismore than 2015-07-08T16:06:06.683Z
answering member
4007
label Biography information for Dominic Raab more like this
tabling member
1585
label Biography information for Stephen Hammond remove filter