The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 amends DPA 2018 provisions on data access and use

Original title: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 effect on Data Protection Act 2018

The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 introduces consequential amendments to the Data Protection Act 2018 through the 2026 Regulations, modifying how data access and use are regulated in the UK. Organizations subject to DPA 2018 must review their data handling practices to align with the new framework established by the 2025 Act. The transitional provisions set out implementation timelines and interim obligations during the transition period.

What changed

• The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 brings consequential amendments to Data Protection Act 2018, affecting provisions related to data access and use rights
• Transitional provisions establish implementation timelines and interim compliance obligations for affected organizations
• The amendments modify how data controllers and processors must handle data subject requests and data access under the new use and access framework

Who is affected

Organizations in the UK subject to Data Protection Act 2018 obligations; data controllers and processors handling personal data; data subjects exercising access and use rights

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