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Digital regulation | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2026

UK Online safety and age assurance: UK government announces age restrictions for online services including social media ban for under-16s
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Data law | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2026

UK updates: ICO publishes its final guidance for consumer IoT products and services | New data protection complaints requirements under
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Cyber security | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2026

Cyber Security and Resilience Bill progress update | ICO publishes guidance on protecting organisations from AI-powered cyber threats | Ofgem
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Artificial intelligence | UK Regulatory Outlook June 2026

UK updates: Government unveils UK AI Hardware Plan and AI Economics Institute | Government launches AI Growth Labs starting with
Technology, Media and Telecommunications (TMT)

EU's technological sovereignty package sets new direction for the digital economy

Four proposals targeting reliance on non-European digital providers carry wide implications for technology businesses
IT and data

Spain makes progress on AI regulation: key points of the new Organic Law on governance

The parliamentary process is underway for legislation that adapts the EU's AI Regulation and imposes severe penalties
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU introduces harmonised template for clinical trial recruitment and consent

A single EU-wide structure now governs how sponsors document recruitment and informed consent across all member states
Life Sciences and Healthcare

EU draft guidelines sharpen high-risk AI classification for medtech and digital health

European Commission offers draft guidance on risk classification for medtech, biometrics, triage and health insurance
Artificial intelligence

European Commission publishes draft AI Act guidelines on high-risk classification and targeted consultation

Affected businesses have until 23 July 2026 to suggest changes to the current draft guidelines, and should develop appropriate AI
Online Safety

UK under-16s social media ban brings comprehensive curbs on a wide range of online services

The proposal also adds restrictions on live-streaming and open-contact apps, AI chatbots, and infinite scrolling
Data Centres

Planning, AI and cyber rule changes bring new risks for UK and EU data centre development

Operators, investors and advisers are contending with legal and regulatory uncertainty as data centre demand rises
Tax

Government considers tax reforms to secure stablecoin's place in UK mainstream finance

Current rules are triggering tax obligations that are increasingly hard to sustain for crypto users and businesses