National & European Legislation

We are required to comply with a variety of relevant laws at both national and European level. Some examples include legislation in relation to equality, diversity and inclusion, data protection, public procurement, freedom of information, ethics in public office, employment rights and protected disclosures.

In some areas of the law, where the European Union has specific competence, European legislation takes precedence over national legislation. An example is Data Protection (General Data Protection Regulation 2016/679).