United Kingdom accuracyright to erasurearticle 8 privacy

AB v Chief Constable of Transport Police

[2022] EWHC 2749 (KB)

JurisdictionUnited Kingdom

CourtHigh Court of Justice, King's Bench Division (on appeal from the County Court at Manchester)

Year2022

StatusPersuasive authority

Key Principle

Police retention of personal data recording allegations against an individual is unlawful where the recorded information is inaccurate, and data protection law together with Article 8 ECHR can require erasure of such records.

Area of Law

General

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