United Kingdom: Data (Use and Access) Bill, including provisions on law enforcement agencies processing personal data
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Data (Use and Access) Bill, including provisions on law enforcement agencies processing personal data
On 19 August 2025, the Data (Use and Access) Bill, including provisions on law enforcement agencies processing personal data entered into force. The Bill introduces formal consent requirements for data processing. It provides that controllers must demonstrate data subjects consented to processing and that consent requests must be clearly distinguishable in documents. It also provides that data subjects can withdraw consent at any time. It also mandates that controllers must inform subjects of withdrawal rights before obtaining consent.
Original sourceScope
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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2024-10-23
under deliberation
2025-02-05
under deliberation
2025-06-11
adopted
2025-06-19
in force
2025-06-19
adopted
2025-08-19
in force