Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 introduces consequential amendments to UK GDPR

Original title: The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 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 Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 introduce amendments to the UK General Data Protection Regulation with effect from 23 June 2026. These consequential amendments align UK GDPR with the new data access and use framework introduced by the 2025 Act. Organisations processing personal data in the UK must review how these changes affect their compliance obligations and data handling practices under the updated regulatory framework.

What changed

• The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 come into effect on 23 June 2026, introducing amendments to UK GDPR to align with the new data access and use regime.

Who is affected

All organisations processing personal data in the United Kingdom under UK GDPR, particularly those affected by the new data access and use framework introduced by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025.

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