Responses to the call for views on a data protection and journalism code of practice

As required by section 124 of the Data Protection Act 2018, the ICO is working on a code of practice about processing personal data for the purposes of journalism.

The code will provide practical guidance for media organisations and journalists on how to comply with their data protection obligations in the context of journalism.

As part of the first stage of the consultation process, we asked organisations and individuals for their views. We have now published their responses and our summary of the responses.

For more information about what we do with personal data, please see our privacy notice.

List of responses

• Response from an academic 1
• Response from an academic 2
• Response from Associated Newspapers Limited
• Response from the BBC
• Response from Channel 4
• Response from Channel 5
• Response from DIFC Data Protection Commissioner’s Office in Dubai, UAE
• Response from an editor of a special-interest magazine
• Response from the Financial Times
• Response from the Guardian
• Response from Index on Censorship
• Response from an individual acting in a professional capacity 1
• Response from an individual acting in a professional capacity 2
• Response from an individual acting in a professional capacity 3
• Response from an individual acting in a professional capacity 4
• Response from an individual acting in a professional capacity 5
• Response from an individual acting in a professional capacity 6
• Response from IPSO
• Response from ITV
• Response from a media organisation employee and student 1
• Response from Media Lawyers Association
• Response from a media organisation 1
• Response from the National Union of Journalists, Newspapers and Agencies Council
• Response from News Media Association
• Response from News UK
• Response from Newsquest Media Group
• Response from the Producers Alliance for Cinema and Television (Pact)
• Response from the Professional Publishers Association (PPA)
• Response from Reach plc
• Response from the Society of Editors
• Response from STV
• Response from the Telegraph Media Group
• Response from Tinopolis
• Response from a trade association 1
• Response from Warner Bros.