On 17 June 2022, the UK government published its refined plans
for reforming UK data protection law, following a detailed
consultation exercise undertaken last year. The proposals form part
of wider changes to the UK regulatory environment following the
country's departure from the European Union, and will see the
first substantive reforms to the UK GDPR since it came into force
in May 2018. Overall, the fundamentals of the UK data protection
regime will not change, and several of the more significant
proposals in the consultation have been dropped. Nevertheless, the
UK intends to make a significant number of changes which, broadly
speaking, emphasise proportionality and seek to encourage
innovation and growth. In this article, we outline some of the most
significant areas of reform.
