Justice & Equality Committee to consider General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017

The agenda for the meeting is:

    (i) Pre-legislative scrutiny of the General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017
    Session A: 9 a.m. [Officials from the Department of Justice and Equality]
    Session B: 10 a.m. [Data Protection Commissioner]

    (ii) 11.30 a.m. Scrutiny of EU Legislative Proposal Com (2017) 252 [Officials from the Department of Justice and Equality]


The General Scheme of Data Protection Bill 2017 is designed to give effect to, and provide for derogations from, the General Data Protection Regulation. It also transposes the Law Enforcement Directive (2016/680) which concerns the processing of personal data for the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences, and the free flow of such data.

Com (2017) 252 is an initiative to support work-life balance for working parents and carers.

This meeting will start in Committee Room 2 at 9am on Wednesday, 14 June 2017.

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