DPBill provides flexible grounds for public bodies when processing personal data for their statutory functions
Under the current Data Protection Act (“DPA”), controllers need a Schedule 2 legal basis/ground to process personal data. Schedule 2 lists six main groupings and a controller has to select at least one from the list. If a controller does not have a legal basis/ground for the processing, then the controller cannot process the personal data – end of argument. So, it is surprising to discover that Clause 8 of the Data Protection Bill (“DPBill”), through the use of the word “includes”, can




