Government launches trio of consultations on future UK data policy
The UK government has launched three calls for evidence seeking views on key aspects of the UK’s future data policy framework, covering international data transfers, data regulation in the age of AI and other data-intensive technologies, and the marginal cost restriction on public sector information re-use.
The consultations form part of the government’s wider ambition to support innovation and economic growth while maintaining trusted data protection standards, and will inform future policy development rather than introduce immediate legislative change.
The consultation on international data transfers examines whether the current UK GDPR framework remains proportionate and effective, including the operation of transfer risk assessments and adequacy decisions. A second consultation explores whether the wider data regulatory landscape is equipped to support emerging technologies such as AI, while the third considers whether changes to the rules governing charges for the re-use of public sector information could encourage greater innovation and commercial use of public datasets.
Organisations with experience of international transfers, AI governance or public sector information should consider responding, as the evidence gathered may shape the next phase of UK data policy reform. The consultations also provide an early indication of the government’s priorities following the enactment of the Data (Use and Access) Act.
For more information, see our course on International Data Transfers.
