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The UK regulator's guidance says an organisation must include its lawful basis and its purposes for using personal information in its privacy information.

Checked against its source on October 17, 2026

In the source's own words

“You must include your lawful basis and your purposes for using the personal information in your privacy information”

A guide to lawful basis, Information Commissioner's Office, Information Commissioner's Office, n.d., Lawful basis, privacy information.

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What it measures
This is the regulator's guidance on the lawful basis for processing personal data, which is the question for a recording that identifies someone.
What it does not show
The guidance covers data protection, not whether a recording is a criminal offence.

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