The UK Data Reform Bill back on track
After several months of delay, Britain’s Data Reform Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 April.
After several months of delay, Britain’s Data Reform Bill had its second reading in the House of Commons on Monday, 17 April. The Data Protection and Digital Information Act will make several changes to the UK’s implementation of the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) that the UK introduced in 2018.
This phase was supposed to take place in September of last year, but it was delayed after Liz Truss succeeded Boris Johnson as prime minister. The bill was resent to Parliament in March and is now back on the parliamentary agenda.
Given its potential impact on the 2019 EU-UK Data Adequacy Agreement, which permits continued data transfers between the two, London’s planned change of its data protection framework has drawn considerable attention in Brussels.
About author
DW Team
The GIP Digital Watch Observatory team, consisting of over 30 digital policy experts from around the world, excels in the fields of research and analysis on digital policy issues. The team is backed by the creative prowess of Creative Lab Diplo and the technical expertise of the Diplo tech team.