The Information Commissioner has unveiled the "Make Data Protection Simpler" project.
In his first report since his appointment, Richard Thomas said the project aims to make it easier for organisations to protect individuals' personal information.
The exercise will focus on policies, as well as revisions to secondary legislation, which could be changed without waiting for a Parliamentary Bill.
Thomas said: "My office has achieved a lot in the past year covering a wide range of data protection issues, from the conclusion of the BAIRD project to the development of the Employment Practices Data Protection Code.
"I cannot rewrite the EU Directive or the 1998 Data Protection Act, but I believe we are likely to find many detailed changes of approach which will add up to fewer burdens on business and better protection for ordinary people."
