UK GDPRUK · retained 2016/679
Digiphile
Regulation (EU) 2016/679 as retained in UK law (UK GDPR) – Article 57 – Tasks

Articles

Article 57Tasks

1. Without prejudice to other tasks set out under this Regulation, [F1the [F2Commission] must]:
  • (a)
    monitor and enforce the application of this Regulation;
  • (b)
    promote public awareness and understanding of the risks, rules, safeguards and rights in relation to processing. Activities addressed specifically to children shall receive specific attention;
  • (c)
    advise [F3Parliament], the government, and other institutions and bodies on legislative and administrative measures relating to the protection of natural persons' rights and freedoms with regard to processing;
  • (d)
    promote the awareness of controllers and processors of their obligations under this Regulation;
  • (e)
    upon request, provide information to any data subject concerning the exercise of their rights under this Regulation and, if appropriate, cooperate with [F4foreign designated authorities] to that end;
  • (f)
    F5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • (g)
    F6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • (h)
    conduct investigations on the application of this Regulation, including on the basis of information received from [F7a foreign designated authority] or other public authority;
  • (i)
    monitor relevant developments, insofar as they have an impact on the protection of personal data, in particular the development of information and communication technologies and commercial practices;
  • (j)
    adopt standard contractual clauses referred to in Article 28(8) and [F8issue standard data protection clauses referred to] in point (d) of Article 46(2);
  • (k)
    establish and maintain a list in relation to the requirement for data protection impact assessment pursuant to Article 35(4);
  • (l)
    give advice on the processing operations referred to in Article 36(2);
  • (m)
    encourage the drawing up of codes of conduct pursuant to Article 40(1) and provide an opinion and approve such codes of conduct F9... pursuant to Article 40(5);
  • (n)
    encourage the establishment of data protection certification mechanisms and of data protection seals and marks pursuant to Article 42(1), and approve the criteria of certification pursuant to Article 42(5);
  • (o)
    where applicable, carry out a periodic review of certifications issued in accordance with Article 42(7);
  • (oa)
    [F10 maintain a public register of certification mechanisms and data protection seals and marks pursuant to Article 42(8) and of controllers or processors established in third countries and certified pursuant to Article 42(7);]
  • (p)
    [X1 draft and publish the requirements for accreditation of a body for monitoring codes of conduct pursuant to Article 41 and of a certification body pursuant to Article 43;]
  • (q)
    conduct the accreditation of a body for monitoring codes of conduct pursuant to Article 41 and of a certification body pursuant to Article 43;
  • (r)
    authorise contractual clauses and provisions referred to in Article 46(3);
  • (s)
    approve binding corporate rules pursuant to Article 47;
  • (sa)
    [F11 provide authorisation required under regulations made under Article 47A;]
  • (t)
    F12 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  • (u)
    keep internal records of infringements of this Regulation and of measures taken in accordance with Article 58(2); and
  • (v)
    fulfil any other tasks related to the protection of personal data.
2. F13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3. The performance of [F14the [F15Commission's] tasks is to be] free of charge for the data subject and, where applicable, for the data protection officer.
4. F16 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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.

Amendment in force, not yet in the text

The following amendment(s) to this Article are now in force, but legislation.gov.uk had not incorporated them in the text in force on 30 September 2026 that this page reproduces, so the text above does not yet show them:

  • Art. 57(3)(4): word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 41(3), para. 41(4)(z1)(i); commencement: reg. 1(2)

Note: S.I. 2026/386 came into force on 30 September 2026 (reg. 1(2)), when section 119 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was fully brought into force by S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2.

Conditional amendment with no effect

legislation.gov.uk still lists the following conditional amendment(s) to this Article as not yet made. They have no effect, so the text above is not affected:

  • Art. 57(2): word substituted by S.I. 2026/386, Sch. 3, para. 41(3), para. 41(4)(z1)(ii) (NB: conditional amendment: if 2025 c 18, s. 103 is fully brought into force before s. 119 is fully brought into force, this amendment has no effect); commencement: reg. 1(2)

Note: This amendment has no effect: under reg. 1(4) of S.I. 2026/386 it falls away because section 103 of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 was fully brought into force (19 June 2026, S.I. 2026/82, reg. 3(a)) before section 119 (30 September 2026, S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2).

Annotations and footnotes

Textual Amendments

  1. F1 Words in Art. 57(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. 52(2)(a) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  2. F2 Word in Art. 57(1) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 41(3)(4)(z1)(i); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
  3. F3 Word in Art. 57(1)(c) 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. 52(2)(b) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  4. F4 Words in Art. 57(1)(e) 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. 52(2)(c) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  5. F5 Art. 57(1)(f) omitted (19.6.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 103(5)(a), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 3(a) (with reg. 7)
  6. F6 Art. 57(1)(g) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 52(2)(e) (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  7. F7 Words in Art. 57(1)(h) 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. 52(2)(f) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  8. F8 Words in Art. 57(1)(j) 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. 52(2)(g) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  9. F9 Words in Art. 57(1)(m) omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1), Sch. 9 para. 8(a) (with Sch. 9 Pt. 2); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z11)
  10. F10 Art. 57(1)(oa) 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. 52(2)(h) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  11. F11 Art. 57(1)(sa) inserted (5.2.2026) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), s. 142(1), Sch. 9 para. 8(b) (with Sch. 9 Pt. 2); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(z11)
  12. F12 Art. 57(1)(t) omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Data Protection, Privacy and Electronic Communications (Amendments etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/419), reg. 1(2), Sch. 1 para. 52(2)(i) (with reg. 5, Sch. 1 para. 80); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  13. F13 Art. 57(2) omitted (19.6.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 103(5)(b), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 3(a) (with reg. 7)
  14. F14 Words in Art. 57(3) 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. 52(4) (with reg. 5); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)
  15. F15 Word in Art. 57(3) substituted (30.9.2026) by The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 (S.I. 2026/386), reg. 1(2), Sch. 3 para. 41(3)(4)(z1)(i); S.I. 2026/1015, reg. 2(c)
  16. F16 Art. 57(4) omitted (5.2.2026) by virtue of Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 94(4), 142(1); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(p)

Editorial Information

  1. X1 Substituted by Corrigendum to 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) (Official Journal of the European Union L 119 of 4 May 2016).

Related recitals

Rec. 122Rec. 123Rec. 132Rec. 133Rec. 137

https://uk-gdpr.digiphile.law/article/article-57.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.

Type to search the full text.