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United Kingdom: Code of Practice for Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets entered into force

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Code of Practice for Intelligence services’ retention and use of bulk personal datasets entered into force

On 6 June 2025, the Code of Practice for Intelligence services' retention and use of bulk personal datasets entered into force. This Code of Practice, issued under Schedule 7 to the Investigatory Powers Act 2016, provides guidance for the security s…

Scope

Policy Area
Data governance
Policy Instrument
Government access to data
Regulated Economic Activity
cross-cutting
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 initiated a consultation on a Code of Practice for Intelligen…

2025-01-06
processing consultation

On 6 January 2025, the UK Home Office closed its consultation on a Code of Practice for Intelligenc…

2025-06-05
adopted

On 5 June 2025, the UK Home Office adopted the Intelligence Services' retention and use of bulk per…

2025-06-06
in force

On 6 June 2025, the Code of Practice for Intelligence services' retention and use of bulk personal …