Defined in the law · LED Art. 3(7)
Competent authority (police and criminal justice)
In plain English
Public authorities, or other bodies given public powers by national law, that prevent, investigate, detect or prosecute crime or enforce criminal penalties. The GDPR does not cover their processing for these purposes.
The definition in the law
‘competent authority’ means: (a) any public authority competent for 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; or (b) any other body or entity entrusted by Member State law to exercise public authority and public powers for 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
This Regulation does not apply to the processing of personal data: … by competent authorities for 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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