The Central Clearing House's was set up to ensure consistent application of the Data Protection Act 1998, the Freedom of Information Act 2000, and the Environmental Information Regulations (EIRs) across Central Government.
The Douglases and OK! Magazine claimed for breach of confidence, invasion of privacy, breach of the Data Protection Act 1998 and intention to damage and conspiracy to injure.
1998 | Act of Parliament | Act | 1998 in music | Statute Law Revision Act 1948 | Statute Law Revision Act 1888 | United States Environmental Protection Agency | Act of Congress | 1998 FIFA World Cup | Reform Act 1832 | Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act | 1998–99 in English football | Endangered Species Act | Digital data | Digital Millennium Copyright Act | Clean Water Act | American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 | National School Lunch Act | Array data structure | Statute Law Revision Act 1863 | Criminal Justice Act 1988 | 1998 Winter Olympics | Local Government Act 1972 | Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 | 1998 in baseball | 1998 ATP Tour | Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act | Communications Act 2003 | 1998 Commonwealth Games | Electronic Data Systems |
The question whether barnardisation may fall short of the complete anonymisation of data and the status of barnardised data under the complex provisions of the Data Protection Act 1998 were considered by the House of Lords in the case of Common Services Agency v Scottish Information Commissioner 2008 1 WLR 1550, the above case is also reported at All ER 2008 (4) 851.
At the same time JUSTICE developed as a policy organisation, producing reports that helped establish the UK's Ombudsman system, the Criminal Injuries Compensation Board, the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, the Data Protection Act 1998, and the Criminal Cases Review Commission.