Protection of Freedoms Act 2012

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The Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 is a UK law that reforms surveillance, data protection, and civil liberty safeguards, including rules on DNA retention, CCTV use, and vetting procedures.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Act of Parliament of the United Kingdom ⓘ
amends Data Protection Act 1998 ⓘ
Freedom of Information Act 2000 ⓘ
Police and Criminal Evidence Act 1984 ⓘ
Protection of Children Act 1999 ⓘ
Safeguarding Vulnerable Groups Act 2006 ⓘ
UK Terrorism Act ⓘ
surface form: Terrorism Act 2000
containsPart Part 1: Regulation of biometric data ⓘ
Part 2: Regulation of surveillance ⓘ
Part 3: Protection of property from disproportionate enforcement action ⓘ
Part 4: Counter-terrorism powers ⓘ
Part 5: Safeguarding vulnerable groups, criminal records etc. ⓘ
Part 6: Freedom of information and data protection ⓘ
Part 7: Vehicles left on land ⓘ
Part 8: Miscellaneous ⓘ
Part 9: General ⓘ
country United Kingdom ⓘ
enhances rights of individuals regarding data protection ⓘ
establishes Biometrics Commissioner ⓘ
Surveillance Camera Commissioner ⓘ
introducedBy Home Office headquarters ⓘ
surface form: Home Office (United Kingdom)
introduces Disclosure and Barring Service ⓘ
surface form: Disclosure and Barring Service framework
jurisdiction England and Wales ⓘ
Northern Ireland ⓘ
Scotland ⓘ
parliamentarySession 2010–2012 UK Parliament session ⓘ
partCount 9 ⓘ
primaryPurpose protection of civil liberties ⓘ
reform of counter-terrorism stop and search powers ⓘ
reform of criminal records and vetting procedures ⓘ
reform of surveillance powers ⓘ
regulation of CCTV and ANPR use ⓘ
regulation of biometric data retention ⓘ
prohibits clamping of vehicles on private land without lawful authority ⓘ
reforms Criminal Records Bureau regime ⓘ
Independent Safeguarding Authority ⓘ
surface form: Independent Safeguarding Authority regime

stop and search powers under section 44 of the Terrorism Act 2000 ⓘ
regulates release fees for vehicles left on land ⓘ
retention of DNA profiles ⓘ
retention of biometric data of individuals not convicted of an offence ⓘ
retention of fingerprints ⓘ
use of CCTV by relevant authorities ⓘ
use of automatic number plate recognition systems ⓘ
repeals certain powers to stop and search without reasonable suspicion ⓘ
requires surveillance camera code of practice ⓘ
restricts scope of vetting and barring checks ⓘ
royalAssentDate 2012-05-01 ⓘ
shortTitle Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 self-link ⓘ
subjectMatter civil liberties in the United Kingdom ⓘ
privacy and surveillance law in the United Kingdom ⓘ
yearOfEnactment 2012 ⓘ

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Disclosure and Barring Service → legalBasis → Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
Surveillance Camera Commissioner → legalBasis → Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
Surveillance Camera Commissioner → legalBasisSection → Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 34 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Surveillance Camera Commissioner → legalBasisSection → Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 37 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Surveillance Camera Commissioner → legalBasisSection → Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 ⓘ
this entity surface form: Section 38 Protection of Freedoms Act 2012
Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 → shortTitle → Protection of Freedoms Act 2012 self-link ⓘ