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There’s not long left to respond to the Government’s consultation on data protection fee exemptions. The consultation closes on 1st August 2018.
Background
Under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018, every organisation or sole trader who processes personal information is required to pay a data protection fee to the ICO unless they are legally exempt. The fees are used to fund the work of the ICO.
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport is reviewing whether any existing exemptions should be removed and whether any new ones are required.
The Charges
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The Consultation
The new Regulations substantially replicate the previous exemptions. The Consultation asks for feedback on which exemptions are still appropriate, which are no longer appropriate and whether the new proposed exemptions are suitable.
The Exemptions
People/businesses who process data for one or more of the following ‘core business purposes’ are currently exempt –
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Staff administration, including payroll
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Advertising, marketing and public relations (in connection with own business activity)
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Accounts and records (except in relation to the processing personal data by or obtained from a credit reference agency)
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Judicial functions
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Personal, family or household affairs (including recreational purposes)
Also exempt are –
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Some not-for-profit organisations
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Data controllers processing for maintaining public registers only
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Data controllers who do not process by automated means or with the intention that the personal data will be processed by automated means
It is proposed that small occupational pension schemes and charities should automatically be classified as tier 1 (the lowest fee).
It is proposed that a new exemption is granted for all elected Government representatives, including members of the House of Lords and prospective candidates for the same offices.
You can access the consultation on the gov.uk website (https://www.gov.uk/government/consultations/review-of-exemptions-from-paying-charges-to-the-ico) and responses are being taken via an online survey which can be accessed here – https://dcms.eu.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_baucMyDLEWCIUPX
Don’t miss out on the opportunity to have your say!
