EDPB contributes to the LED evaluation and adopts recommendations on the application for Processor BCR

Brussels, 19 January - During its latest plenary, the EDPB adopted a report to support the European Commission’s evaluation of the Law Enforcement Directive (LED). The Commission has to submit its public report* on the evaluation and review of this Directive to the European Parliament and to the Council by 6 May 2026. Ahead of this, the Commission gathered the views of the European Data Protection Authorities (DPAs) on the application and functioning of the LED over the period from January 2022 to 31 August 2025.** “We welcome the European Commission’s regular evaluations of the application of the LED, and we are committed to providing our expertise for these evaluations to ensure that the LED continues to uphold high data protection standards in the law enforcement context.”EDPB Chair, Anu Talus The EDPB facilitates cooperation and coordination between DPAs when supervising law-enforcement processing. The EDPB Secretariat also provides the Secretariat of the Coordinated Supervision Co