Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 amends UK GDPR with consequential changes and transitional provisions
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 makes consequential amendments to the UK GDPR to align it with the new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. The regulations introduce specific transitional provisions and modify certain requirements under UK GDPR to reflect the new legal framework. Organizations handling personal data in the UK must review the amended provisions to ensure continued compliance with the updated regulatory framework.
What changed
- The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 introduces consequential amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) to reflect changes made by the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
- Transitional provisions are established to manage the implementation period for organizations subject to UK GDPR
- Specific modifications are made to align UK GDPR requirements with the new data use and access framework introduced by the 2025 Act
Who is affected
Organizations in the UK processing personal data under UK GDPR; data controllers and processors subject to UK GDPR; individuals whose personal data is processed in the UK
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