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Data (Use and Access) Act 2025: UK data protection and PECR reforms—Information Commission, automated decision‑making, recognised legitimate interests, international transfers, SARs, cookies, soft opt‑in, right to complain

Published on: 15 August 2025

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How have plans for UK data protection reform evolved since Brexit?

Since Brexit, the UK’s approach to data protection reform has ebbed and flowed markedly, with successive governments seeking to carefully balance innovation, economic growth and individuals’ rights. The Conservative government aimed to pivot to a GDPR (General Data Protection Regulation) lite regime by introducing the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill. That bill outlined a series of business‑friendly amendments to existing data protection rules and progressed reasonably well through parliament, only to be ultimately shelved following a change of government in 2024. Once in office, the Labour‑led administration reignited the agenda, bringing forward the Data (Use and Access) Bill (DUAB). While retaining the core UK GDPR framework, DUAB set out targeted reforms that indicate a shift towards a more UK‑specific regime centred on data‑driven innovation, enhanced public services and strong data protection standards. Although widely welcomed as a more balanced and pragmatic path to a GDPR lite model (relative to the Conservatives’ proposals), DUAB still went through nine rounds of ‘parliamentary ping pong’ between the House of Commons and the House of Lords, chiefly because of disagreements over the use...

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