Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law (UK GDPR) – Annex 2 – PURPOSE LIMITATION: PROCESSING TO BE TREATED AS COMPATIBLE WITH ORIGINAL PURPOSE

Annexes

Annex 2[^F1 PURPOSE LIMITATION: PROCESSING TO BE TREATED AS COMPATIBLE WITH ORIGINAL PURPOSE

Disclosure for purposes of processing described in Article 6(1)(e)

1 This condition is met where—

(a)
the processing—
- (i)
  is necessary for the purposes of making a disclosure of personal data to another person in response to a request from the other person, and
- (ii)
  is not carried out by a public authority in the performance of its tasks, and
(b)
the request states that the other person needs the personal data for the purposes of carrying out processing that—
- (i)
  is described in Article 6(1)(e),
- (ii)
  has a legal basis that satisfies Article 6(3), and
- (iii)
  is necessary to safeguard an objective listed in Article 23(1)(c) to (j).

Disclosure for the purposes of archiving in the public interest

2 This condition is met where—

(a)
the processing—
- (i)
  is necessary for the purposes of making a disclosure of personal data to another person (“R”) in response to a request from R, and
- (ii)
  is carried out in accordance with Article 84B,
(b)
the controller in relation to the processing collected the personal data based on Article 6(1)(a) (data subject’s consent),
(c)
the request from R states that R intends to process the personal data only for the purposes of archiving in the public interest, and
(d)
the controller reasonably believes that R will carry out that processing in accordance with generally recognised standards relevant to R’s archiving in the public interest.

Public security

3 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of protecting public security.

Emergencies

4 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of responding to an emergency.

5 In paragraph 4, “emergency” has the same meaning as in Part 2 of the Civil Contingencies Act 2004.

Crime

6 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of—

(a)
detecting, investigating or preventing crime, or
(b)
apprehending or prosecuting offenders.

Protection of vital interests of data subjects and others

7 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of protecting the vital interests of the data subject or another individual.

Safeguarding vulnerable individuals

8 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of safeguarding a vulnerable individual.

9 In paragraph 8—

“safeguarding”, in relation to a vulnerable individual, means —
- (a)
  protecting a vulnerable individual from neglect or physical, mental or emotional harm, or
- (b)
  protecting the physical, mental or emotional well-being of a vulnerable individual;
“vulnerable individual” means an individual—
- (a)
  aged under 18, or
- (b)
  aged 18 or over and at risk.

10 For the purposes of paragraph 9—

(a)
protection of an individual, or of the well-being of an individual, includes both protection relating to a particular individual and protection relating to a type of individual, and
(b)
an individual aged 18 or over is “at risk” if the controller has reasonable cause to suspect that the individual—
- (i)
  has needs for care and support,
- (ii)
  is experiencing, or at risk of, neglect or physical, mental or emotional harm, and
- (iii)
  as a result of those needs is unable to protect themselves against the neglect, harm or risk.

Taxation

11 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of the assessment or collection of a tax or duty or an imposition of a similar nature.

Legal obligations

12 This condition is met where the processing is necessary for the purposes of complying with an obligation of the controller under an enactment, a rule of law or an order of a court or tribunal.]

Amended text

This Annex is shown as amended by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), among other instruments (see the annotations below) (commenced provisions as at 30 September 2026, ELI), as incorporated in the text in force on 30 September 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.

Annotations and footnotes

Textual Amendments

F1 Annex 2 inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1), Sch. 5; S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z7)

https://uk-gdpr.digiphile.law/annex/annex-2.html

Text as at 17 September 2026.

This is an unofficial convenience version of the UK GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law). It is presented “as is” without guarantee of accuracy, completeness or reliability. See the source text for the official version. This site was last updated in September 2026.