Why the GDPR is largely unenforced in Belgium (the DPA only employs 62 workers)
Anyone wondering why your #GDPR complaint reports are not leading to enforcement - this may be the answer:
- According to a recent report published by the European Data Protection Board, 77% of DPAs complain about a lack of budget and personnel. While German DPAs employ around 1200 staff, Belgian, Croatian, and Romanian DPAs average only 50.
For Belgium in 2022, the staff size was actually 62. And note that the Belgian DPA budget is tiny compared to France, Italy, Spain, Germany, and Netherlands.
Why is budget a problem? Can’t proceeds from the fines feed the DPA’s office? They should easily be able to pay for themselves.