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United Kingdom: Code of practice for communications data entered into force

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Code of practice for communications data entered into force

On 6 June 2025, the Code of Practice for communications data entered into force. The Code provides guidance for relevant public authorities, telecommunications operators (TOs), and postal operators (POs), on functions under Part 3 of the Investigato…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
infrastructure provider: internet and telecom services, infrastructure provider: cloud computing, storage and databases
Implementation Level
national
Government Branch
executive
Government Body
central government

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2024-10-08
in consultation

On 8 October 2024, the UK Home Office opened a consultation on the Code of Practice for Communicati…

2025-01-06
processing consultation

On 6 January 2025, the UK Home Office closed its consultation on a code of practice for communicati…

2025-06-05
adopted

On 5 June 2025, the UK Home Office adopted the Code of Practice for communications data. The Code p…

2025-06-06
in force

On 6 June 2025, the Code of Practice for communications data entered into force. The Code provides …