UK – US Data Bridge The UK government has announced that the UK Extension to the EU-US Data Privacy Framework has now been established, enabling businesses to start using this from 12 October 2023. Under the new data bridge, the UK will benefit from similar arrangements to the recently approved...

The Data Protection and Digital Information (DPDI) Bill, the Digital Markets, Competition and Consumer (DMCC) Bill and the Media Bill were all announced in the King's Speech on 7 November 2023. The DPDI Bill and DMCC Bill were carried over from the previous parliamentary session. The DPDI Bill is intended...

The first 100 days of a new administration has become a popular measure for discussing its initial effectiveness and momentum. The new government invited the assessment to be made by making a manifesto promise to implement Labour's Plan to Make Work Pay and introduce legislation within 100 days of forming...

Artificial intelligence (AI) systems based on machine learning techniques depend on often huge training datasets, potentially covering any topic and in any format. Some training data sets used in the development of AI systems will include personal data, which may also be processed when using these systems. Where and why...

Urgent calls from leading figures in the development of artificial intelligence (AI) to "do something" to address future risks from this transformative technology have disrupted previously slow but steady progress towards AI regulation. AI regulation has moved rapidly to the top of the international cooperation agenda, with multiple new initiatives...

Update on UK data protection reform At the end of May, the UK Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) published its response to the Data Protection and Digital Information (No.2) Bill. The ICO welcomed the Bill, but as expected, recommended that some amendments and clarifications are made to it, including to the...

UK efforts to facilitate cross-border flows of data The UK government sees international data transfers as being central to modern day business transactions; enabling international data flows is also one of the priorities for the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) in its ICO25 strategy. It is within that context that the...

This week has seen the European Parliament and Council reach a " historic" provisional agreement on the Platform Work Directive. This seeks to give employment rights and new protections to people performing platform work within EU Member States. It also introduces " the first ever EU-rules on algorithmic management and...

The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) introduced new rules and guidance on operational resilience at the end of March 2022, with a three-year transition period for certain types of UK financial services firms to implement the new requirements. The FCA previously in its policy statement of March 2021 set out the...

UK updates Progress update on the Data (Use and Access) Bill The Data (Use and Access) Bill is speeding through the legislative process. It has passed the Commons committee stage and is at the report stage. Once the Commons has finalised its desired drafting, it will return to the House...