Data Protection Reform
Data protection reform progress
Data protection reform progress
The United Kingdom’s data protection regime will be reformed
Today, the Government is introducing the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill in the House of Commons... We now have the opportunity to seize the benefits of Brexit and transform the UK’s independent data laws. We have designed these new updates to our data protection framework so it works in our interests, protects our citizens, and unburdens our businesses. Through this Bill we will realise the opportunities of responsible data use whilst maintaining the UK’s high data protection standards... We are reducing the burdens on businesses that have held the UK back from the benefits of greater personal data use before now. By focussing on outcomes not box-ticking, we will unburden businesses from prescriptive requirements and empower them to protect personal data in the most proportionate and appropriate way.
... we will be replacing GDPR with our own business and consumer-friendly, British data protection system
Following the announcement of the snap General Election to take place on 04 July 2024, and the launch of the major parties’ manifesto pledges during London Tech Week 2024, Handley Gill analyses the manifesto pledges of the major UK-wide political parties and their implications for cyber security, data protection, online safety, artificial intelligence (AI), digital markets, content regulation, reputation management, open justice, access to information, human rights and ESG.