Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)

SCHEDULES

SCHEDULE 2 U.K. Exemptions etc from the GDPR

PART 4 U.K. Restrictions based on Article 23(1): restrictions of rules in Articles 13 to 15

Legal professional privilege U.K.

19 U.K. The listed GDPR provisions do not apply to personal data that consists of—

(a) information in respect of which a claim to legal professional privilege or, in Scotland, confidentiality of communications, could be maintained in legal proceedings, or

(b) information in respect of which a duty of confidentiality is owed by a professional legal adviser to a client of the adviser.

Commencement Information

I1 Sch. 2 para. 19 in force at 25.5.2018 by S.I. 2018/625, reg. 2(1)(b)