Investigatory Powers Act 2016 (c. 25) – Section 226A – Bulk personal datasets: low or no reasonable expectation of privacy
Sections
Section 226A[F1Bulk personal datasets: low or no reasonable expectation of privacy
(1) This section applies to a bulk personal dataset if the nature of the bulk personal dataset is such that the individuals to whom the personal data relates could have no, or only a low, reasonable expectation of privacy in relation to the data.
(2) In considering whether this section applies to a bulk personal dataset, regard must be had to all the circumstances, including in particular the factors in subsection (3).
(3) Those factors are—
- (a)the nature of the data;
- (b)the extent to which—
- (i)the data has been made public by the individuals, or
- (ii)the individuals have consented to the data being made public;
- (i)
- (c)if the data has been published, the extent to which it was published subject to editorial control or by a person acting in accordance with professional standards;
- (d)if the data has been published or is otherwise in the public domain, the extent to which the data is widely known about;
- (e)the extent to which the data has already been used in the public domain.]
Amended text
This Section is shown as amended by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (see the annotations below), as incorporated in the text in force on 7 October 2026 as published on legislation.gov.uk.
Annotations
Textual Amendments
- F1 Pt. 7A inserted (14.10.2024) by Investigatory Powers (Amendment) Act 2024 (c. 9), ss. 2, 32(2); S.I. 2024/1021, reg. 2(b)
https://ipa.digiphile.law/article/article-226A.html
Text as at 7 October 2026.
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