Section 50A Automated processing and significant decisions

(1)

F1For the purposes of sections 50B and 50C—

(a)

a decision is based solely on automated processing if there is no meaningful human involvement in the taking of the decision, and

(b)

a decision is a significant decision, in relation to a data subject, if—

(i)

it produces an adverse legal effect for the data subject, or

(ii)

it has a similarly significant adverse effect for the data subject.

(2)

When considering whether there is meaningful human involvement in the taking of a decision, a person must consider, among other things, the extent to which the decision is reached by means of profiling.

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Textual amendments

F1: Ss. 50A-50D substituted for ss. 49, 50 (19.6.2025 for specified purposes, 5.2.2026 in so far as not already in force) by Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (c. 18), ss. 80(3), 142(1)(2)(h); S.I. 2026/82, reg. 2(j) (with reg. 5)