Statutory Instruments
2012 No. 1978
Data Protection
The Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012
Made
25th July 2012
Coming into force in accordance with article 1
The Secretary of State makes the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by section 67(2) of, and paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to, the Data Protection Act 1998( 1 ).
In accordance with section 67(3) of that Act, the Secretary of State has consulted the Information Commissioner.
In accordance with section 67(4) of that Act, a draft of this Order was laid before and approved by a resolution of each House of Parliament.
Citation and commencement
1. This Order may be cited as the Data Protection (Processing of Sensitive Personal Data) Order 2012 and comes into force on the day after the day on which it is made.
Circumstances specified for the purposes of processing sensitive personal data
2. —(1) The circumstances in paragraph (2) are specified for the purposes of paragraph 10 of Schedule 3 to the Data Protection Act 1998.
(2) The circumstances are the disclosure of sensitive personal data relating to the events that occurred at Hillsborough Stadium in Sheffield on 15th April 1989 where that disclosure is necessary to give effect to the protocol on disclosure of information published on 15th December 2009 by the Secretary of State for the Home Department for the purposes of the Hillsborough Independent Panel established on that date by that Secretary of State( 2 ).
McNally
Minister of State
Ministry of Justice
25th July 2012
The protocol on disclosure of information was published by the Secretary of State for the Home Department on 15th December 2009 ( Official Report , 15th December 2009, HC, col. 111WS and HL, col. WS240).