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How does the UK GDPR affect the processing and retention of recruitment data by employers?

Updated to reflect that restrictions on automated decision-making are removed by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 from 5 February 2026, but that employers must still have safeguards in place.
Can an employer use AI to make shortlisting decisions?

Updated to reflect that restrictions on automated decision-making are removed by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 from 5 February 2026, but that employers must still have safeguards in place.
What data subject access rights do employees have under the UK GDPR?

Updated to reflect new rules on time limits for responding to data subject access requests, in place from 5 February 2026 under the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.
What is HR's role in supporting the organisation's use of AI?
What is the UK General Data Protection Regulation (UK GDPR)?
What is the effect of Brexit on the application of the General Data Protection Regulation to the UK?
What rights of access do employees have to job references?
Where an employer has been asked by the police to provide information on an employee, will data protection laws prevent it from complying with the request?
Where an individual's employment offer is withdrawn due to an unsatisfactory reference do they have any right to see the reference?
In a TUPE situation is the transferor required to obtain its employees' consent before passing on information about them to the transferee?

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Frequently asked questions and answers on data protection.