After a long period of negotiation, the United Kingdom (UK) and
the European Union (EU) have reached a deal on the sharing of
personal data, only a few days before the end of the Brexit
transition period.
The agreed trade deal allows for the continued free flow of
personal data from the EU to the UK for a maximum of six months
after the transition period expires. During that time, the UK hopes
that the European Commission will issue an adequacy decision in
relation to the UK, thus allowing the free flow of personal data to
continue beyond the six months. In relation to transfers of
personal data outside the UK, the UK has already deemed adequate
the 30 EU/European Economic Area countries and the 12 countries
that have received EU adequacy decisions, as mentioned in our
previous blog post (available here).
