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With the dust now starting to settle on the UK's General Election, my thoughts are turning to what a Labour Party government might mean for the development and regulation of data protection, artificial intelligence and digital products and services in the UK.  In this article I have asked the following questions for each of these areas: what does the Labour manifesto say; what is the context of its policy commitments; and who they will affect? The TL;DR is that the Labour Party is proposing a mix of — generally light-touch — legislative and regulatory developments, but inevitably the devil will be in the detail. If you're interested in these issues the next date for your diary should be Wednesday 17 July, when the government will use the King's Speech to set out its legislative priorities for the year ahead. #generalelection #dataprotection #artificialintelligence https://lnkd.in/eSdm3GD9

UK introduces Data Use and Access Bill: The U.K. Department for Science Innovation and Technology published draft legislation to modernize the country's U.K. General Data Protection Regulation and general data use standards. The proposed Data Use and Access Bill represents the Labour government's answer to the previously introduced Data Protection and Digital Information Bill that U.K. Parliament failed to pass prior to the national elections in July. IAPP Staff Writer Alex LaCasse reports on the fresh take on the data reform proposal. Full story #dataprotection #dataprivacy #privacy

"Data-sharing between government departments hindered by reluctance of officials to share information, review finds". Exchanges among EU Member States over the last year have shown, this is, in varying degrees, the case in quite some countries. As in the UK, there is a general problem of decreasing response rates in survey based data-collections which are the basis for official statistics and policy indicators. At the same time needs for more timely and more granular data have increased sharply, both for monitoring and for impact assessement purposes. An enhanced use of administrative data would substantially contribute to meeting these needs. Setting up adequate institutional arrangements to improve access to combined data, but also to build trust and guarantee alignment with privacy rules, is a way forward. Both the UK and the US (https://lnkd.in/eZUGihM6) have set up official reviews and commissions over the last years to discuss and make proposals on how to enhance access to adminstrative data. This is also called for in the recent 'La Hulpe declaration' on the future of the European Pillar of Social Rights (https://lnkd.in/e9sK4_dz). There is much scope for mutual learning, exchange of best practices and developing common approaches on EU level in this regard.

On 17 July, as part of the King’s Speech, the new UK Labour government announced its plan to introduce the Digital Information and Smart Data (DISD) Bill. Generally the DISD Bill is aimed at improving access and sharing of data in general in order to benefit public services and public protection. This comes after the lapse of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill which could not be completed at the end of the “wash-up” period before the dissolution of Parliament under the previous Conservative government.   In the attached article, partner Anita Bapat and associate Nadia Ahmed review what we know so far about the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill. Read the full article below.  

In the latest edition of Data dispatch, we provide the latest updates and key developments in data protection law. This month, we cover: 🔍 ICO consults on "consent or pay" business model 📑 DPDI Bill falls in 'wash up' ahead of General Elections 🤖 EU AI Act signed And more… #Data #DataDispatch #DataLaw

Last week saw the introduction of the latest bill on data reform to the UK Parliament. It's been a rather long and winding road to get to this point, and for those of you who haven't been closely monitoring this, here is the potted history: First we had the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill mark 1 introduced by the Boris Johnson Government in 2023. That was withdrawn by the ill fated Liz Truss administration who wanted to make more changes to get the "Brexit dividend". However, mark 2 of the bill looked remarkedly like the previous version (may be because it took more than the 42 days of Liz Truss' premiership to review it....). That failed to get through parliament before the General Election, resulting in the Kings Speech this summer proposing the Digital information and Smart Data Bill. That has now morphed into the Data (Use and Access Bill) that was published last week. Phew! After all that, at least on the data privacy front, there are even less changes in the latest bill than originally proposed in the first bill. Now, I am generally all for retaining the status quo given that is what organisations have already implemented (and we don't want to jeopardise the EU adequacy decision). However, I am disappointed that the Government still hasn't grappled with the overuse of DSARs. For details of what is (and isn't changing), see our blog. This also touches on some of the wider data reforms on smart data and digital identification schemes. #data #privacy #smartdata #digitalidentification #datause #dataaccess

UK proposes new data protection regime, hopes for £10 billion economic boost. Key takeaways: 1. The new Data Use and Access Bill introduced to the UK's Parliament might boost the UK economy by £10 billion in the next 10 years through impacting sectors like policing, health service, digital identity services and underground infrastructure. 2. Aligning with EU data protection standards is crucial; it allows data exchange without additional checks and compliance, thus aiding economic interactions between the UK and EU bloc. Non-compliance could increase business costs, negating any economic benefits. 3. With extra powers to the new Information commission and data access to researchers for safety purposes, the bill seeks to maintain high data protection standards while promoting essential reform and economic growth. Learn more by visiting The Record from Recorded Future News: https://lnkd.in/epaww_Ae

Following the announcement of the UK general election being called for 4 July 2024, Parliament has been prorogued. This means that any legislation that was not passed before 24 May 2024 will now fall away and we will have to wait to see whether the newly elected government will introduce the legislation. The Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) was at the report stage in the House of Lords when Parliament was prorogued with sitting scheduled for June, and its progression through Parliament has not been accelerated during the wash-up period. This means that the bill now falls and it is open for the incoming government to introduce the bill again (such bills would have to start the Parliamentary process from scratch), but they are under no obligation to do so. The following article sets out what would have been addressed. #dataprivacy #dataprotection https://lnkd.in/evMGX7E4

The call for the general election has thrown the future of UK data protection into question, not least the death of the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI Bill) being announced, confirming no reform to the current UK data protection landscape. As we await the upcoming elections on 4 July 2024, we summarise below the expected updates to legislation regarding data protection, technology and AI from the major political parties' manifestos. https://lnkd.in/eXwpnqE3

The nuances and differences between EU & US #dataprivacy frameworks highlight the challenges and opportunities businesses and consumers face in a world increasingly defined by #data. Here's what you need to know at a glance. https://bit.ly/3IiX51b #dataprivacylaw