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Policy paper

Defra appropriate policy documents

Defra's legal basis and safeguards for the sensitive processing for law enforcement purposes, special category personal data and criminal offence data.

From:
Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
Published
14 June 2023
Last updated
29 January 2026 — See all updates

Applies to England

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    Update history

    2026-03-03 16:03
    Updated a link to both HTML attachments.

    2026-01-29 13:19
    These appropriate policy documents now cover Defra, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science, Rural Payments Agency and Veterinary Medicines Directorate.

    2023-06-14 17:15
    First published.