Conservation of salmon consultation and consultation analysis: data protection impact assessment

A data protection impact assessment (DPIA) to consider and assess any potential privacy impacts that may be experienced during the consultation on Salmon fishing: proposed river gradings for the 2025 season, and consultation analysis of the responses.


4. Data controllers and data processors/sub processors

4.1 Data controllers

Organisation: Scottish Ministers

Activities: Devolved Government

Is the organisation a public authority or body as set out in Part 2, Chapter 2, Section 7 of the Data Protection Act 2018? Yes

Lawful basis for processing under UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR) Article 6 for the collection and sharing of personal data i.e. general processing. Please note relevant legislation if using lawful basis *public task”.

The lawful basis for processing personal data will be public task.

Scottish Ministers propose to continue to regulate the killing of salmon in Scotland, including the prohibition on retaining any salmon caught in coastal waters, by means of conservation regulations made under section 38 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003.

Ministers are required, under the terms of section 38 and schedule 1 of the Salmon and Freshwater Fisheries (Consolidation) (Scotland) Act 2003, to publish notice of the proposals allowing a minimum 28 day period for representations or objections to be made.

4.2 Data processors and sub processors

Organisation – Citizen Space

Activity - Online platform on which all consultation responses will be submitted

Contract in place compliant with UK GDPR Art 28? - Yes

Contact

Email: SalmonAndRecreationalFisheries@gov.scot

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