# Data Protection Act 2018, Section 139: Reporting to Parliament


(1) The Commission must—
(a) produce a general report on the carrying out of the Commission's functions annually,
(b) arrange for it to be laid before Parliament, and
(c) publish it.
(1A) In connection with the Commission's functions under the data protection legislation, the report must contain (among other things)—
(a) a review of what the Commission has done during the reporting period to comply with the duties under—
(i) sections 120A and 120B,
(ii) section 108 of the Deregulation Act 2015, and
(iii) section 21 of the Legislative and Regulatory Reform Act 2006,
including a review of the operation of the strategy prepared and published under section 120C;
(b) a review of what the Commission has done during the reporting period to comply with the duty under section 120D.
(1B) In subsection (1A), “the reporting period” means the period to which the report relates.
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(2A) The report under this section may include the annual report under section 161A.
(3) The Commission may produce other reports relating to the carrying out of the Commission's functions and arrange for them to be laid before Parliament.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2018/12/section/139 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/data-protection-act-2018/section-139
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