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Section 31 — Data Protection Act 2018: “The law enforcement purposes”
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“The law enforcement purposes” 31 For the purposes of this Part, “the law enforcement purposes” are the purposes of the prevention, investigation, detection or prosecution of criminal offences or the execution of criminal penalties, including the safeguarding against and the prevention of threats to public security.
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