What To Expect From The UK's New Data (Use And Access) Bill

The new Data (Use and Access) Bill is making its way through the parliamentary process, and is expected to be passed in the first half of 2025.

The Bill proposes to amend the UK data privacy regime to make it easier for businesses to comply with the requirements, although the changes are not as significant as previously envisaged.

A watered-down approach – the new government's proposals

You may remember the previous government first proposed changes to the UK's data privacy regime under the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (which we summarised here). These changes were broad in scope and were set to reduce the compliance burden on businesses considerably. This Bill did not make it through parliament before the change of government, however, and was dropped before it was passed.