Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law (UK GDPR) – Article 22A – Automated processing and significant decisions
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Article 22A[F1Automated processing and significant decisions
1. For the purposes of Articles 22B and 22C—
- (a)a decision is based solely on automated processing if there is no meaningful human involvement in the taking of the decision, and
- (b)a decision is a significant decision, in relation to a data subject, if—
- (i)it produces a legal effect for the data subject, or
- (ii)it has a similarly significant effect for the data subject.
- (i)
2. When considering whether there is meaningful human involvement in the taking of a decision, a person must consider, among other things, the extent to which the decision is reached by means of profiling.]
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 Ch. 3 Section 4A substituted for Art. 22 (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 5.2.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 80(1), 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(j) (with reg. 5)
https://uk-gdpr.digiphile.law/article/article-22A.html
Text as at 17 September 2026.
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