Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law (UK GDPR) – Article 10 – Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences
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Article 10Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences
1. [F1] Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures based on Article 6(1) shall be carried out only under the control of official authority or when the processing is authorised by [F2domestic law][F3, or relevant international law,] providing for appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of data subjects. Any comprehensive register of criminal convictions shall be kept only under the control of official authority.
2. [F4 In the 2018 Act—
- (za)[F5 section 9A makes provision about when the requirement in paragraph 1 of this Article for authorisation by relevant international law is met;]
- (a)section 10 makes provision about when the requirement in paragraph 1 of this Article for authorisation by domestic law is met;
- (b)section 11(2) makes provision about the meaning of “personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures”.]
Amended text
This Article 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 Art. 10 renumbered as Art 10(1) (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 10(2) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F2 Words in Art. 10(1) substituted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 10(3) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F3 Words in Art. 10(1) inserted (20.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 72(5)(a), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(b)
- F4 Art. 10(2) inserted (31.12.2020) by The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 10(4) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
- F5 Art. 10(2)(za) inserted (20.8.2025) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 72(5)(b), 142(1); S.I. 2025/904, reg. 2(b)
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Text as at 17 September 2026.
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