The European Parliament has successfully passed the long-awaited General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) after receiving the go-ahead from the parliament’s civil liberties (Libe) committee on 12 April 2016.
European Union (EU) member states will now had two years to pass the new regulations – which were proposed by former EU justice commissioner Viviane Reding four years ago – into law. However, owing to the UK’s special status regarding justice and home affairs legislation, the provisions will only apply in this country to a limited extent – and the same applies to Ireland.
