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The Protection of Freedoms Act: how it affects data

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Graeme Burton looks at the new Protection of Freedoms Act 2012, and its implications for data collection and retention

In the comedy series Yes Minister!, permanent secretary Sir Humphrey Appleby observed that it was always best to "get the difficult bit" out of the way in naming any new piece of legislation. In Ye...

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