The Data (Use and Access) Bill was introduced in the House of Lords on 23 October 2024 where it completed its stages on 5 February 2025.
The Bill had its first reading in the House of Commons on 6 February 2025. ?The second reading is scheduled in two days, i.e. ?12 February 2025.
- Part 1?is about access to customer and business data and aims to enable “smart data” to be used in sectors other than its current use in open banking in the finance sector
- Part 2 regulates provision of digital verification services through the creation of a trust framework, a register of providers, an information sharing gateway, and a trust mark
- Part 3?puts the national underground asset register on a statutory footing
- Part 4?will update the way births and deaths are registered, moving from a paper-based system to an electronic register used by officials
- Part 5?will make changes to the UK’s data protection regime
- Part 6?will abolish the Information Commissioner’s Office(ICO) and transfer its functions to a new body, the Information Commission
- Part 7?will, among other things, make further provision about the use of, or access to, data in the following areas: health and social care smart meter communication services public service delivery online safety
Our two courses on both the UK GDPR and PECR focus on the 7 parts and also cover:-
- The latest Data Protection law updates based on ICO reviews and cases brought by his office
- Privacy Impact Assessments
- Cookie Audits
- Policy Analysis
- Links to other laws
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