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 changes to UK GDPR through consequential amendments and transitional provisions. These amendments align UK GDPR with the new data use and access framework established by the 2025 Act, affecting how organisations must comply with personal data protection requirements. The regulations establish transition arrangements for implementation of the new requirements.

What changed

• The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision) Regulations 2026 introduces consequential amendments to UK GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679), effective from 23 June 2026
• Transitional provisions are established to manage the implementation period for these amendments

Who is affected

All organisations processing personal data under UK GDPR in the United Kingdom

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