Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 modifies UK GDPR requirements

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 (Regulation (EU) 2016/679) in the United Kingdom. These changes modify how personal data of children must be handled and processed in educational and related contexts. Organisations processing children's data in the UK must review their data protection policies and consent mechanisms to ensure compliance with the new requirements introduced by this legislation.

What changed

• The Children's Wellbeing and Schools Act 2026 creates new obligations and modifications to UK GDPR requirements specifically related to the processing of children's personal data, particularly in school and educational settings.

Who is affected

Schools, educational institutions, and organisations processing personal data of children in the United Kingdom. Text does not specify sector scope or organisation size limitations.

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