Recommendation Paper Towards the (Implementation of) EU Directive 2016/680 and Beyond

Related topic:

Interdisciplinary cooperation and information exchange

Description:

This recommendation paper offers a comprehensive analysis of the EU’s Data Protection Law Enforcement Directive (2016/680) (LED), providing the key framework governing how criminal justice authorities process personal data in cases of crime prevention, investigation, prosecution, and sentence execution. It sets out how LED applies to competent authorities (e.g., police, prison and probation services, judicial bodies), how its rules relate to the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the fundamental data protection principles such as lawfulness, transparency, and purpose limitation.

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Language:

English

Date: 

27.02.2026

Proposed by:

PPHS

Source:

MIRAD Project, 2023