The UK Government has published its response to the consultation on its proposed reform of the UK’s data protection regime (which we have provided further information on in our previous legal update available here.) Whilst the UK Government has proposed several incremental reforms to the UK’s data protection laws that will diverge from the
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UK Government Launches Consultation on Adopting a New Comprehensive Framework Aimed at Enhancing Cyber Security of Businesses
By Oliver Yaros, Mark A. Prinsley, Valerie Vanryckeghem, Reece Randall, Ondrej Hajda & Ellen Hepworth on
Posted in Cybersecurity, United Kingdom
In line with the government’s commitments in its 2022 National Cyber Strategy, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) launched a consultation on 19 January 2022 outlining its proposals for new measures to strengthen the cyber security of businesses in the UK.
The UK government acknowledges that a new legal framework needs…
The ICO issues its response to the UK Government’s proposals to reform the UK GDPR
By Oliver Yaros, Mark A. Prinsley, Valerie Vanryckeghem, Reece Randall, Ondrej Hajda & Ellen Hepworth on
Posted in GDPR, United Kingdom
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) have issued their response to the UK Government’s Consultation proposing reforms to the UK’s Data Protection regime. While the ICO maintains that it supports the UK Government’s review of the country’s data protection rules and the purpose behind that review, it raises many concerns about the proposals put forward by…
UK Government Publishes National Artificial Intelligence Strategy
The UK government has published its National AI Strategy, which outlines the government’s plan for turning the UK into a global Artificial Intelligence (AI) powerhouse in the next ten years. This follows in the footsteps of earlier industrial and digital strategies published by the UK government which advocated for the adoption of AI. This…
UK Government Launches Consultation to Reform the UK’s Data Protection Regime and Diverge From EU Rules
On 10 September 2021, the UK Government’s Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) launched a consultation outlining its proposals to extensively reform the UK’s data protection and privacy regime, following its departure from the European Union (“EU”).
The new data protection rules proposed for the UK would see the country deviate…