Register of data controllers
Introduction __NOTOC__The '''Register of data controllers''' was a United Kingdom database under the control of the UK Information Commissioner's Office mandated by section 19 of the Data Protection Act 1998.The '''Register of fee payers''' is the new name of an equivalent register under the Data Protection Act 2018, which implements the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).Registration under both Acts carries a fee, the proceeds of which fund the UK Information Commissioner's Office. Any entry may be inspected by the public at any time at no cost to the enquirer.
Data Protection Act 1998 Under the 1998 Act, the name of the data controller was recorded  with the purpose(s) for the processing of the data processed by that controller within the meaning of the Act.A data controller may, under some circumstances, be exempt from registration (previously termed ''notification''). When not exempt, failure to notify the Information Commissioner's Office formally before the start of processing data was a strict liability offence for which a prosecution may be brought by the Information Commissioner's Office in the criminal court of the UK. Failure to notify was a criminal offence unless exempt. Exemption from registration does not exempt a data controller from compliance with The Act.Amendments to a data controller's notification could be made at any time, and must have been made before the start of a new processing purpose.
Data Protection Act 2018 Under the 2018 Act, the register is called the Register of fee payers, and the purposes for processing are nor supplied, though other trading names and the name of a Data Protection Officer may be given.The enforcement of the Act by the Information Commissioner's Office is supported by a data protection charge on UK data controllers under the Data Protection (Charges and Information) Regulations 2018.Exemptions from the charge were left broadly the same as for 1998 Act: largely some businesses and non-profits internal core purposes (staff or members, marketing and accounting), household affairs, some public purposes, and non-automated processing. Under the 2018 Act, the enforcement regime for registration changed from criminal to civil monetary penalties.
References
External links * Register of fee payers, at which any entry may be inspected at no charge.