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The amount is only 500,000 pounds because the data protection act was written in 1998.
Yes, if it happened today it'd be covered by the Data Protection Act 2018, which is the UK implementation of GDPR. The limit has increased to £17 million or 4% of annual global turnover (whichever is higher).