United Kingdom: Data protection regulation in Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026

Progress

Current status
in force
19 Jun 2026 in force
05 Feb 2026 in force
29 Jan 2026 adopted

Scope

Implementers
United Kingdom
Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government
Implementation Level
national

Timeline of events

19 Jun 2026
in force

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 Section 103 (data protection complaints) including data protection regulation enter into force

On 19 June 2026, Section 103 (data protection complaints) of the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 entered into force through the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026. The commencem…

Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
05 Feb 2026
in force

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 including data protection regulation enter into force

On 5 February 2026, the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (2026 No. 82 (C. 10)) brought a set of provisions from the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 into force. The commencemen…

Event type order
Action type implementation
Government branch executive
Government body central government
29 Jan 2026
adopted

Minister of State adopted Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 including data protection regulation

On 29 January 2026, a Minister of State at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology issued the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 and Transitional and Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (2026 No. 82 (C. 10)), which will…

Event type order
Action type adoption
Government branch executive
Government body central government