# Data Protection Act 2018, Paragraph 5


The processing is necessary—
(a) for the administration of justice,
(b) for the exercise of any functions of either House of Parliament,
(c) for the exercise of any functions conferred on a person by an enactment or rule of law,
(d) for the exercise of any functions of the Crown, a Minister of the Crown or a government department, or
(e) for the exercise of any other functions of a public nature exercised in the public interest by a person.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/schedule/9/paragraph/5 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/schedule-9/paragraph-5
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