Government and public statistics
A guide to lawful basis
Information Commissioner's Office, Information Commissioner's Office, n.d.
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- What it is
- The UK regulator's guide to the lawful bases for processing personal data under UK GDPR, including consent and legitimate interests.
- How much weight it carries
- Official UK regulator guidance, which is the authority on UK GDPR. It covers personal data processing, not the criminal law on interception, so it does not decide whether a recording is lawful as a matter of criminal law.
Facts taken from this source
- The UK regulator's guidance says an organisation must include its lawful basis and its purposes for using personal information in its privacy information.
“You must include your lawful basis and your purposes for using the personal information in your privacy information” (Lawful basis, privacy information)