Data Protection Officers will need to add a question to this year’s Christmas Quiz.; “Who is the Minister for Data Protection?”
On 7th July 2024, Sir Chris Bryant was appointed Minister of State for Data Protection and Telecoms. This is the first time we have a minister specifically for this role. Alongside data protection, Sir Chris will have responsibility for:
- Digital infrastructure and telecoms
- Building Digital UK (BDUK)
- The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO)
- Digital inclusion
- Space sector growth and UK Space Agency (UKSA).
One of the first tasks for Sir Chris will be to guide the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill through Parliament.
This and other data protection developments will be discussed in detail on our forthcoming GDPR Update workshop.
