Data Protection: custodial sentences for misuse of personal data to be delayed
12 February 2010
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The official announcement is expected next week but the bush-telegraph is beating out the message that the custodial sentences associated with the deliberate misuse of personal data are not going to commence, as promised, in May. This is not surprising, even though there was a hastily made consultation process ending in early January. The sticking point I suspect is the application of the offence to the special purposes and in particular journalism. It has dawned on the Government that embracing legislation
