Data challenge for EU residents

A campaign group for 3.6 million EU citizens living in the UK have launched a legal challenge against the new ‘immigration exemption’ to data protection rules. They argue that the exemption introduced in last year’s Data Protection Act will deny EU citizens access to their personal records in immigration cases. The group believe that the exemption is unlawful and will prevent the 3.6 million EU citizens living in the UK, who will have to apply for a new immigration status…