Information sharing agreement requirements under Part 3 of the Data Protection Act 2018 (R (on the application of M by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) v Chief Constable of Sussex Police)

Table of contents

• What are the practical implications of this case?
• What was the background?
• What did the court decide?

Article summary

Information Law analysis: Matthew Holdcroft, barrister at Serjeants’ Inn Chambers, considers the practical impact of the decision in R (on the application of M by her litigation friend, the Official Solicitor) v Chief Constable of Sussex Police which is the first substantive judgment in relation to information sharing under Part 3 (Law enforcement processing) of the Data Protection Act 2018 (DPA 2018) and also considered preceding laws under DPA 1998.