Ignored notification requirements cast doubt about Sensitive Personal Data
14 February 2011
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Directives often contain a notification provision which place each Member State under an obligation to report certain activities to the European Commission. Following a FOI request to the Commission, it has emerged that the UK Government has ignored its notification obligations in relation to the Data Protection Directive; this raises the general question of whether notification requirements in Directives are effective. With respect to the processing of sensitive personal data without the consent of the individual concerned (e.g. processing details
