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Key definition

DPA definition

What does DPA mean? In legal practice, DPA is an abbreviation used in two main senses: the data protection Act or a deferred prosecution agreement; the intended meaning depends on context. Data Protection Act: In the UK, DPA typically means the Data Protection Act 2018, which, together with the UK GDPR, replaced the data protection act 1998 and regulates the lawful processing of personal data. In Ireland, it usually refers to the Data Protection Act 2018, which implements and supplements the EU GDPR. These Acts are statutory and set out duties for controllers and processors, data subject rights, accountability and transparency requirements,...

Employment data protection: UK GDPR, DPA 2018 and DUAA 2025—2026 update on lawful bases, special category data, DSARs, DPIAs, transfers, accountability and ICO enforcement for UK employment lawyers

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Practice notes

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This Practice Note outlines the principal aspects of Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the UK General Data protection Regulation (UK GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018), drawing out issues of particular interest to employment Lawyers and directing readers to more in‑depth guidance and other supporting materials. It reflects the provisions of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA 2025) that are in force as at 5 February 2026 (see Practice Note: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025—employment implications). Revised guidance from the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) is still awaited. Assimilated law refers to EU‑derived legislation that continues to apply after the end of 2023. For further detail, see Practice Note: Assimilated law. This Practice Note also cites case law from the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU). For guidance on whether CJEU judgments bind UK courts, see Practice Note: Assimilated law—Assimilated case law.

The UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)

The UK GDPR framework consists of two principal legislative elements:

a domestic version of Regulation (EU) 2016/679, EU GDPR carried over into UK law on IP completion day (Assimilated Regulation (EU) 2016/679, the UK GDPR) as incorporated, as stated above, into UK law domestically

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