Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (GDPR) · Chapter II · Principles
Art. 10 · Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences
Text
Processing of personal data relating to criminal convictions and offences or related security measures based on Article 6(1) shall be carried out only under the control of official authority or when the processing is authorised by Union or Member State law providing for appropriate safeguards for the rights and freedoms of data subjects. Any comprehensive register of criminal convictions shall be kept only under the control of official authority.
Text: EUR-Lex, CELEX 32016R0679 (consolidated text with corrigenda).
Commentary
Data on convictions and criminal offences may be processed only by a public authority, or by anyone else only on the basis of a law providing appropriate safeguards.