Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision Regulations 2026 amends 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 effects amendments to the UK GDPR. These consequential amendments align the UK GDPR with the new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 framework. The transitional provisions establish the timeline and conditions under which existing obligations must be adapted to comply with the updated requirements.

What changed

• The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 Consequential Amendments and Transitional Provision Regulations 2026 introduces amendments to Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (UK GDPR) effective from 23 June 2026
• Transitional provisions establish implementation timelines for compliance with amended UK GDPR requirements arising from the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
• Amendments align UK GDPR obligations with the new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 framework and its requirements

Who is affected

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

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