After over twenty years of its existence, on 25th May 2018 the Bureau of the Inspector General for the Protection of Personal Data (GIODO) was transformed into the Personal Data Protection Office (UODO), which took over the staff, assets, obligations and liabilities of the Bureau. The reform significantly extended the tasks and competences of the UODO President. While GIODO was only the national body for personal data protection, the UODO President is tasked not only with personal data protection, but also serves as a supervisory body. The independence of the institution was also strengthened. At present, the mandate of the UODO President is regulated in as many as three legal acts (RODO, uodo and uodzzp). The article is dedicated to several key issues, in the light of the reforms and changes introduced with the new regulations, related mainly to the administrative and complaints proceedings.
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