UK Parliament / Open data

Data Protection and Digital Information Bill

I am not a gambling man. It is an interesting term. The Minister is suggesting that power rests equally among those three elements but it does not. The Secretary of State is the all-powerful being and the commissioner is there to ensure that regulation works effectively. How will this operate in practice? There is no advisory body here; it is the Secretary of State having a discussion with the commissioner and then, on the balance of some of the consultation information that comes in, making a decision. That will not enable the sector, the market and those providers to be engaged.

Type
Proceeding contribution
Reference
837 c429GC 
Session
2023-24
Chamber / Committee
House of Lords Grand Committee
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