Data Protection Act 2018, Cross Heading: Equality is up to date with all changes known to be in force on or before 05 May 2025. There are changes that may be brought into force at a future date. Changes that have been made appear in the content and are referenced with annotations.
9(1)The processing—U.K.
(a)is of sensitive personal data consisting of information as to racial or ethnic origin,
(b)is necessary for the purpose of identifying or keeping under review the existence or absence of equality of opportunity or treatment between persons of different racial or ethnic origins, with a view to enabling such equality to be promoted or maintained, and
(c)is carried out with appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of data subjects.
(2)In this paragraph, “sensitive personal data” means personal data the processing of which constitutes sensitive processing (see section 86(7)).
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