Compliance/GDPR Art. 22/Govtech & Public Sector

GDPR Art. 22 compliance for Govtech & Public Sector

Public-administration decisions affecting citizens (welfare eligibility, tax, immigration, housing) clearly produce legal effects. Art. 22(2)(b) provides a member-state-law route, but safeguards including meaningful human intervention required.

Updated 15 May 2026·Primary application·Primary source ↗

What applies

Articles + provisions of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 — GDPR, Article 22 (automated decisions) most directly engaged by Govtech & Public Sector deployments:

  • Art. 22
  • Art. 22(2)(b) — member-state law exception

What this looks like in Govtech & Public Sector

Public-administration decisions affecting citizens (welfare eligibility, tax, immigration, housing) clearly produce legal effects. Art. 22(2)(b) provides a member-state-law route, but safeguards including meaningful human intervention required.

Flagship exampleSyRI: legislation invalidated for insufficient safeguards. The substrate provides the per-decision evidence the SyRI court found absent.

Where Promethean's evidence layer fits

The substrate emits specific evidence kinds that map to GDPR Art. 22 obligations. Most directly relevant for Govtech & Public Sector:

For the full sector view including LLM-feature catalogue, tier recommendation, and reviewer-gate examples, see the Govtech & Public Sector sector page.

Adjacent cells

Other regulations for Govtech & Public Sector