UK 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 came into effect on 23 June 2026, amending UK GDPR (Regulation (EU) 2016/679). The regulations introduce consequential amendments to align UK GDPR with the new Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 and establish transitional provisions for entities transitioning to the updated regulatory framework. Organizations must review the specific amendments to assess compliance obligations under the modified UK GDPR requirements.

Who is affected

All UK organizations processing personal data of natural persons under UK GDPR, including data controllers and processors across all sectors and sizes.

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