R (the3million Ltd) v Secretary of State for the Home Department

Subject Matter

DATA PROTECTION — Personal data — Access to — Legislation disapplying rights of data subjects where likely to prejudice maintenance of effective immigration control — Legislation obliging Secretary of State to publish policy document and have regard to it when determining whether such rights to be disapplied — Whether contrary to retained European Union law — Whether obligation to have regard to policy document meeting need for restrictions on data subjects’ rights to be made by way of legislation — Data Protection Act 2018 (c 12), Sch 2, paras 4, 4A — Parliament and Council Regulation (EU) 2016/679, art 23

[2023] EWHC 713 (Admin); [2023] 1 WLR 3011; [2023] 4 All ER 228; [2023] WLR(D) 158, KBD

[2023] EWCA Civ 1474; [2024] 1 WLR 3567; [2024] 4 All ER 801; [2023] WLR(D) 518, CA

Appellate History

Commentary

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