Europe · 2 regulations
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
After Brexit the UK retained the EU framework as the UK GDPR, read together with the Data Protection Act 2018, both enforced by the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO).
UK GDPRData privacy · since 2021
UK General Data Protection Regulation
The UK GDPR is the UK's post-Brexit version of the EU GDPR, applying since 1 January 2021 and read alongside the Data Protection Act 2018. It keeps the same core principles, individual rights, and accountability duties under UK supervision.
Read the breakdown →Data Protection Act 2018Data privacy · since 2018
Data Protection Act 2018 (c. 12)
The Data Protection Act 2018 is the UK's national data protection law that supplements the UK GDPR and implements rules for areas outside its scope, including law enforcement and intelligence services processing. Together with the UK GDPR it forms the UK's data protection framework.
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