Rule 5
Processing for State subsidy, benefit, service or licence
Applies the Second Schedule standards to State processing under Section 7(b) and defines the terms that trigger it.
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What it says
- 01
- Processing under s.7(b) must follow the standards set out in the Second Schedule.
- 02
- Defines when processing is under a law, when it is under a policy, and what counts as using public funds.
Read next
s.7Certain legitimate usesThe closed list of situations where personal data may be processed without consent, from voluntary provision to medical emergencies and employment.Sch. IIStandards for State processing and for the research exemptionThe seven standards that State processing under Section 7(b) and exempt research processing must both meet.Rule 16Exemption for research, archiving and statistical purposesDisapplies the Act to research, archiving and statistical processing carried on in line with the Second Schedule standards.
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