Data protection policy should return to the Ministry of Justice
The incoming Labour Government has expanded the role of the Department for Science, Industry and Technology (DSIT) by transferring many IT/data related functions from other parts of Government (mainly the Cabinet Office) into DSIT. The objective is to make DSIT an important driver for economic growth. In further detail, “experts in data, digital and AI from the Government Digital Service (GDS), the Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) and the Incubator for AI (i.AI) [have transferred to DSIT] to unite




