Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 modifies UK GDPR requirements for child data processing

Original title: Children’s Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 effect on Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data (United Kingdom General Data Protection Regulation) (Text with EEA relevance)

The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 introduces amendments affecting the application of UK GDPR, particularly in relation to the processing of personal data of children and data protection obligations in educational contexts. These changes align UK data protection law with new school-related safeguards and child wellbeing requirements. Organizations processing children's personal data in school settings will need to review their data protection practices to ensure compliance with the updated UK GDPR provisions as amended by this Act.

Who is affected

Schools, educational institutions, and organizations processing personal data of children in the United Kingdom educational context

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