DPDI Bill removes “public interest” test in push to legitimise general public sector data sharing
18 August 2022
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This blog considers how the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (the “Bill”) impacts on the lawful bases used in the context of voluntary data sharing with public bodies. It explains how the Government is building a legal infrastructure that provides Ministerial powers to legitimise voluntary and general data sharing across the public sector which does not need to consider whether data sharing is in the “public interest”. For instance, is it “in the public interest” to disclose personal data
