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United Kingdom: Rejected Data Protection and Digital Information Bill including data protection regulation

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Rejected Data Protection and Digital Information Bill including data protection regulation

On 30 May 2024, the UK Parliament rejected the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, including data protection regulation, after the Bill was not adopted or carried over to the next session of Parliament following its dissolution. The Bill seeked to amend the UK Data Protection Regulation provisions relating to the obligations of entities collecting personal data and data subject rights. Specifically, the Bill aimed to modify the data protection principles and the legal bases for collecting and processing personal data.

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Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Data protection regulation
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
legislature
Government Body
parliament

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2023-03-08
under deliberation

On 8 March 2023, the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill, including data protectio…

2023-04-18
in consultation

On 18 April 2023, the UK House of Commons Public Bill Committee opened a consultation on the Data P…

2023-05-30
under deliberation

On 30 May 2023, the Information Commissioner (ICO) published its opinion on the Data Protection and…

2023-06-13
processing consultation

On 13 June 2023, the UK House of Commons Public Bill Committee closed its consultation on the Data …

2023-11-23
under deliberation

On 23 November 2023, the UK Parliament published its proposed amendments to the Data Protection and…

2024-03-15
under deliberation

On 15 March 2024, the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published its opinion on the Data Pro…

2024-03-30
rejected

On 30 May 2024, the UK Parliament rejected the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill, includ…