With a view to future negotiations for a new EU data protection instrument in 2011, the Ministry of Justice has published a call for evidence on how the European Data Protection Directive 95/46/EC and the Data Protection Act 1998 (DPA) are working and impacting on organisations. The Government is looking for evidence and information on definitions, data subjects’ rights, obligations of data controllers, penalties and powers of the Information Commissioner, principles, exemptions and international transfers. Institutions interested in taking part have until 6 October 2010. The Government has also published an impact review of the DPA which is now open for comment. For more information please go to: http://www.justice.gov.uk/consultations/call-for-evidence-060710.htm.