The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has called on UK businesses and other stakeholders affected by incoming GDPR legislation to give their views on possible exemptions.
In a document published on the gov.uk website yesterday, DMCS said that the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation will come into force in the UK from 25 May 2018, and that there was “limited scope for flexibility in its application”.
However, DCMS has noted that there are certain “derogations (exemptions) within the GDPR legislation where the UK can exercise discretion over how certain provisions will apply”.
According to the paper, DCMS are encouraging all stakeholders to “submit their views through the online ‘Call for Views’. This exercise will capture views on the flexibilities permitted within the GDPR”.
The window for submitting responses opened yesterday, and will close on 10 May 2017. Submissions can be made either online or in hard copy.
Government sets out 14 ‘themes’ of exemptions
As part of its call for views, DCMS’ paper also sets out 14 “themes” of possible exemptions.
The most relevant for fundraising charities include possible exemptions around demonstrating compliance, data protection officers, archiving and research and processing of data.
Each theme is broken down into the relevant GDPR articles and is then followed by a statement from DCMS which says: “Government would welcome your views on the derogations contained in the articles above. Please ensure that you refer to specific articles/derogations” and then a contact email address.
The full paper can be viewed on the government’s website.
The Institute of Fundraising said it would be deciding whether to respond to the government's call in the next few days.
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