FOI/202100265349 · FOI · unclear
Civil, political and human rights in relation to Data Protection act 2018: FOI release
Information requested
1. Please advise the status of all Scottish Citizens civil rights and liberties and human rights in relation to the Data Protection Act 2018 and GDPR. 2. In particular please advice any lawful basis for removing a natural persons inalienable rights and human rights being a subsection of ICCPR?
Response
1. The information on individual rights given to Scottish citizens by current UK data protection legislation is available from the website of the Information Commissioner's Office: Individual rights | ICO. Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you. 2. The answer to your question is that the ICCPR has not been incorporated into domestic law and so does not have any direct bearing on the way in which data protection rules apply in Scotland. About FOI The Scottish Government is committed to publishing all information released in response to Freedom of Information requests. View all FOI responses at http://www.gov.scot/foi-responses.
Contact Please quote the FOI reference Central Enquiry Unit Email: ceu@gov.scot Phone: 0300 244 4000 The Scottish Government St Andrews House Regent Road Edinburgh EH1 3DG
Detected exemption language
Under section 25(1) of FOISA, we do not have to give you information which is already reasonably accessible to you.
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