UK decision to deny EU citizens access to data challenged in court​

Lawyers say blocking right to records could lead to Home Office errors going unchecked.

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The government has been taken to court over its decision to deny European citizens the right to access data the Home Office holds on individuals in immigration cases.

In a high court judicial review, campaigners for EU citizens allege that a clause in the Data Protection Act 2018 unlawfully excludes them from rights they would otherwise hold to access private data held by third parties.

Courtesy of Guardian News & Media Ltd