Policy paper

FCDO appropriate policy document: protecting special category and criminal convictions personal data

The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office Appropriate Policy Document sets out how we will protect special category and criminal convictions personal data.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 2 September 2020
• Last updated: 21 September 2023
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  1. 21 September 2023

     This page has been updated with added definitions of special category and criminal offence data, details of the special category and criminal offence data we process, conditions we rely on in Schedule 1 of the Data Protection Act 2018 and links to our retention policy and relevant privacy notices.

  2. 2 September 2020

     First published.

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How the FCDO protects special category and criminal convictions personal data: appropriate policy document

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In accordance with the UK General Data Protection Regulation and the Data Protection Act 2018, this document outlines where processing special category personal data is needed for:

• performing or exercising obligations or rights, which are imposed or conferred by law on the controller or the data subject in connection with employment, social security or social protection
• reasons of substantial public interest

See also our Personal Information Charter.