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ARTICLE · 05 AUGUST 2021

Personal Data Can Now Flow Freely From The EU To The UK

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In June of this year, the EU adopted two adequacy decisions confirming that personal data can now flow freely from the EU to the UK.

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Joanna Forbes
Joanna Forbes

How the change in personal data flow impacts education institutions

In June of this year, the EU adopted two adequacy decisions confirming that personal data can now flow freely from the EU to the UK.

These decisions are hugely important for education institutions and will no doubt come as a relief to many who will have been taking measures such as putting in place standard contractual clauses as the end of the post-Brexit extension loomed.

What were the adequacy decisions?

The adequacy decisions from the European Commission, which have been a long time coming, confirm that the UK is considered to have laws equivalent to those that safeguard personal data inside the European Union as well as those countries in the European Economic Area.

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