Karen
Mc Cullagh

Commentary & Scholarship

Karen Mc Cullagh, The UK Data Protection Act 2018, E-conférence, National Adaptations of the GDPR hosted by Blogdroiteuropéen (20.06.18)

Privacy International, ‘UK Data Protection Act 2018 – 339 pages still falls short on human rights protection,’ (13.08.18) 

Privacy International, Briefing on the Data Protection Bill for Committee Stage in the House of Lords, (27.10.17)

Martin Hoskins, Abridged version of Second Reading of Data Protection Bill (11.10.17)

Privacy International, Briefing on Data Protection Bill for second reading in House of Lords, (09.10.17)

Big Brother Watch, Briefing for Second Reading, (09.10.17) 

Chris Pounder: DP Bill’s new immigration exemption can put EU citizens seeking a right to remain at considerable disadvantage, (Amberhawk Blog, 09.10.17)

Robin Hopkins, The Data Protection Bill: a brief overview (25.09.17) 

Eoin O'Dell, The UK's Data Protection Bill 2017: repeals and compensation- updated (Cearta.ie Blog, 24.09.17)

Lynn Wyeth, The Data Protection Bill: a summary, (19.09.17)

BBC, UK proposes exemptions to data protection bill, (14.09.17)

Jon Baines, Serious DCMS error about consent and data protection, (Information Rights and Wrongs Blog, 11.08.17)

Andrew Murray, Data Transfers between the EU and UK post Brexit? article in International Data Privacy Law, (2017) 7 (3) 149-164. (01.08.17)

BBC, Chris Baraniuk (quotes Karen Mc Cullagh)  Brexit: UK seeks data transfer pact with the EU,  (24.08.17)

Karen Mc Cullagh, Brexit: No 'clean break' for data protection, (19.07.17) 

Chris Pounder, GDPR Possible derogations (Amberhawk Blog, 29.06.17)

Karen Mc Cullagh, Brexit: potential trade and data implications for digital and ‘fintech’ industries, article in International Data Privacy Law,  (2017) 7 (1) 7-21.

Karen Mc Cullagh, Brexit: Implications for data protection in the UK, (27.03.17)

Karen Mc Cullagh, Brexit: Implications for Financial Services, Digital and ‘Fintech’ Industries (17.03.17)

Legislation (& Bills)

Hansard transcripts of House of Lords Debates on Data Protection Bill,  (30.10.17)

House of Lords, Select Committee on the Constitution, Legislative scrutiny of Data Protection Bill, (26.10.17)

House of Commons, Briefing Paper: Brexit and Data Protection (10.10.17)

House of Lords, Second Reading of Data Protection Bill, transcript: part one, and part two (10.10.17)

House of Lords, Briefing on Data Protection Bill,

Data Protection Bill, Explanatory Notes, and Guidance (First Reading 13.09.17)

Progress of the Data Protection Bill [HL] 2017-19 

Factsheets on: (1) General Data Processing, and (2)  The Information Commissioner and Enforcement.

European Union (Withdrawal) Bill 2017-19: A Bill to repeal the European Communities Act 1972 and make other provision in connection with the withdrawal of the United Kingdom from the EU. (First Reading: 13.07.17)

The GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679): Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance) (Date of Publication in OJ: 04.05.16; Date of Implementation: 25.05.18)

Parliamentary Publications & Information Published by the UK Government

HM Government, The change and protection of personal data. (24.08.17)

DCMS, Statement of Intent: A New Data Protection Bill:Our Planned Reforms, (07.08.17)

House of Commons Library,  Briefing Paper Number 7838, Brexit and data protection, (27.07.17)

House of Lords, European Union Committee, 3rd Report of Session 2017–19, Brexit: the EU data protection package (18.07.17)
Department for Exiting the European Union, Factsheet 6: Charter of Fundamental Rights (13.07.17)
Department for Exiting the European Union, Factsheet 1: The Repeal Bill (13.07.17)
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence from Baroness Williams of Trafford, Minister of State, Home Office (26.04.17) 
Prime Minister’s Office, Prime Minister’s letter to Donald Tusk triggering Article 50 (29.03.17)
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence from Mr Antony Walker, Deputy CEO, techUK Ms Ruth Boardman, Co-head of International Data Protection Practice , Bird and Bird (15.03.17)
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence from Elizabeth Denham, UK Information Commissioner, on the EU Data Protection Directive and Regulation, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement. (08.03.17)
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence from Mr Stewart Room, Partner,Global Cyber Security and Data Protection Legal Services leader and UK Data Protection leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, Professor of European Criminal Law, Head of the Department of Law and Dean for Research (Humanities and Social Sciences), Queen Mary University of London Ms Rosemary Jay, Senior Consultant Attorney, Hunton and Williams (01.03.17)
The EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee takes evidence from Rt Hon Matt Hancock MP, Minister of State for Digital and Culture, Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the EU data protection Directive and Regulation, the EU-US Privacy Shield and the EU-US Umbrella Agreement. (01.02.17)
Rt Hon. Matt Hancock MP, Letter on EU-US Umbrella Agreement (19.12.16) 
Rt Hon. Matt Hancock MP, Letter on EU-US Privacy Shield (21.09.16)

Information Published by the European Union

EU Commission, Position paper transmitted to EU27 on the Use of Data and Protection of Information Obtained or Processed before the Withdrawal Date (07.09.17)

A delegation from the European Parliament's Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs Committee will visit Washington, D.C., from July 17 to 21 to discuss several topics related to the protection of data privacy.  The LIBE Committee will speak with several U.S. agencies, including the Departments of Justice, State and Homeland Security, and the Federal Trade Commission
about the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield agreement, digital privacy and electronic communications, and cybercrime. (17.07.17)

European Commission, Adequacy Decision on the EU-U.S. Privacy Shield (12.07.17) 

DCMS Consultation & Responses

DCMS Call for Views on the GDPR derogations (12.04.17)

London Economics, Research and Analysis to quantify the benefits arising from personal data rights under the GDPR

BILETA (led by Karen Mc Cullagh) submission

DefendDigitalMe submission

ESRC & British Academy submission

ICO submission