What Is the UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025?

The UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 amends the UK GDPR framework. It received Royal Assent on June 19, 2025 and is in force in stages.

Stage 1 commenced August 20, 2025. The Part 5 data protection provisions commenced February 5, 2026, and the complaints provisions in section 103 commenced June 19, 2026, from which controllers must operate a compliant data-protection complaints process under Information Commissioner's Office guidance. Under regulation 7 of S.I. 2026/82, the acknowledgment and response duties in Data Protection Act 2018 section 164A(3) and (4) apply only to complaints received by the controller on or after June 19, 2026.

Pinpoint: Data (Use and Access) Act 2025. Related term: UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025).

Guide: EU, UK, and International Data Transfers
Tracker: UK Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
What Is: What Is the GDPR