PPC announces periodic reports on specific personal information handling by local governments
Original title：特定個人情報の取扱いの状況に係る地方公共団体等による定期的な報告について（令和8年10月21日）
What happened
The Personal Information Protection Commission issued a press release on 2026-10-21 about periodic reports by local governments and others on how they handle specific personal information (data including My Number). The source gives no details, so contents and deadlines are unconfirmed.
Who is affected
- Local government data protection staff
- Contractors handling municipal My Number data
What to do
Local governments and related contractors should check the PPC's original release for scope, format and deadlines.
About this policy
- Jurisdiction
- Japan · 個人情報保護委員会
- Who it applies to
- Local governments and similar bodies; most small businesses likely unaffected (unconfirmed)
Guidance
Why this flag
報道発表の題名のみで、規制の期限や義務の詳細が確認できないため、政策情報として BLUE を提案。
Blue flag: be aware — Policy, research, industry trends and guides that need no immediate technical action.
Sources
- Primary source：個人情報保護委員会 報道発表 ↗