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

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 UK GDPR to ensure consistency with the new Data Use and Access Act framework. These consequential amendments update GDPR provisions to align with the broader data governance changes introduced by the 2025 Act. Organizations processing personal data in the UK must review the amended GDPR requirements to ensure continued compliance with updated standards that reflect the new legislative context.

What changed

• The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 amends UK GDPR through consequential amendments to align GDPR provisions with the new Data Use and Access Act framework

Who is affected

All organizations processing personal data in the United Kingdom under UK GDPR, including data controllers and processors.

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