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Data controllers

A term from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice (APP), reproduced under the Open Government Licence with a link back to the authoritative source.

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Definition

Individuals who hold the legal responsibility for the way in which data is gathered, processed, stored and deleted under the Data Protection Act 2018. Chief constables are the legal controllers of police data.

This definition is drawn from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice. For the full operational guidance and current wording, read it at source.

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Definition reproduced from the College of Policing Authorised Professional Practice under the Open Government Licence v3.0. See the source link above for the authoritative, current wording.