How did UK’s Government decide that the immigration exemption was in “the general public interest”?
The immigration exemption in Schedule 2 (paragraph 4) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA2018) has always been controversial; it is subject to a judicial review by the High Court, in London, on July 23 & 24.
The controversy arises because an exemption that was not needed by the immigration authorities under the DPA1984, nor under the DPA1998, has nothing to do with crime, tax, any compulsory court order, any mandatory disclosure requirement or national security issue.
Full article: Judicial review: how did the Government decide that the immigration exemption was in “the general public interest”?
