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EU: Data Retention Directive

Volume 703: debated on Tuesday 22 July 2008

asked Her Majesty’s Government:

In light of the transposition of the data retention directive (2006/24/EC), as applied to telephone networks, into United Kingdom law by secondary legislation (SI 2007/2199), what plans they have to make similar provision in respect of the directive’s application to the internet; and, if there are no plans for such implementation, how they intend to give legal force to these elements of the directive. [HL4464]

In October 2007, the Data Retention (EC Directive) Regulations 2007 came into force, completing the initial transposition of the European data retention directive. We plan to consult publicly before transposing the remainder of the directive to come into effect on 1 April 2009.