Data Protection Offence in UK Law
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Criminalising privacy in the digital age: The reasonable expectation of not being digitally monitored
In this essay, we try to present a case for having a general privacy offence. Privacy is about much more than voyeurism involving sexual exploitation. The recent offence of upskirting is too narrow...... ... a case for having a general privacy offence. Privacy is about muchmore than voyeurism ... be submitted that whilehuman rights law, data protection law and tort law recognise the ... ...
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Part 2: The law: an overview (Sub‐group 2: Impact of the initiatives against terrorist property on banks and financial institutions)
Summarises UK legislation, including the duty to disclose information regarding the main offence, obtaining information and evidence by search and seizure, customer information orders, and account ...... ... , including a possible con¯ict betweenthe Data Protection Act 1998 and anti-moneylaundering ... ...
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Sentencing offenders with mental impairment: the case of arsonists with intellectual disability
Purpose: – Offenders with intellectual disability (ID) who commit arson and other acts of fire setting are over-represented in the criminal justice system in Australia, as in many other jurisdictio...... ... for offenders with ID found guilty of an offence of arson. These data were subject to ... ,sentencing options, moral culpability,protection of the community,and punishment. Judges noted ... ...
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Victims of Criminal Investigations: Experiences of Adults in Two Communities in Osun State, Nigeria
Criminal investigation represents a crucial stage in the process of crime management and justice realisation in any modern society; but the criminal investigation process is prone to abuse. This st...... ... whohave been interrogated for a criminal offence oroffences in two communities in Osun ... was used in generating relevant data.The selection of cases was from lists of ... , the preservation of thepeace, the protection of life and property,the prevention and detection ... ...
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Confronting the problem of cross-border tax evasion in an era of greater global transparency of tax relevant information. The case of Nigeria
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the Nigeria’s approach for tackling tax evasion, the limitations of double tax conventions for that purpose, the benefits of multilateral instruments/standards f...... ... by making tax evasion a predicate offence" and byimposing relating reporting obligations on \xEE" ... withrespect to taxpayer condentiality and data protection.Research limitations/implications – ... ...
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Review: Jordan's Magistrates' Courts Criminal Practice 2006
... ... This is a criminal offence under Data Protection Act 1998, s. 55. This could ... ...
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Offences Involving Data Protection
... ... Section 170 of the DPA 2018 makes it an offence to knowingly or recklessly obtain, disclose or procure personal data without the consent of the data controller, and the sale or offering for sale of ... ...
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A critical analysis of the anti-corruption policy of the federal executive council of Nigeria
Purpose: This paper aims to examine the anti-corruption policy of the Federal Executive Council of Nigeria, to determine whether the policy is working and/or has produced unintended effects. The Fe...... ... Public Interest Disclosure and Witness Protection Bill, 2017 and theFinancialAction Task Force ... a person who has not been chargedwith an offence. Any attempt to water down the effect of Section ... retention and acquisition ofcommunications data, the use of equipment interference and the ... ...
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DATA PROTECTION: THE FIRST DECADE
This paper considers the effectiveness of the Data Protection Act since its launch in 1984. The National Audit Office prepared a report in 1993, which was critical of the Data Protection Registrar,...... ... Failure to register under the Data Protection Act is a criminal offence. The Regis-trar prosecutes, on average, one organisation each week for this offence. However, there are only around 180,000 public and private sector ... ...
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