Morning, Tuesday, 1st April 2025
Online
This conference will examine key developments and next steps for data protection in the UK.
It will be an opportunity for stakeholders and policymakers to discuss provisions outlined in the Data (Use and Access) Bill, introduced into Parliament in October 2024, including the transition to the Information Commission looking at its future powers, priorities, and relationships with Government and fellow regulators going forward.
Delegates will examine key considerations for implementation that balances ambitions for efficiency and supporting economic growth with safeguarding individual rights and privacy, and achieving effective compliance. Areas for discussion include proposals to streamline administrative processes in the NHS and Police to reduce bureaucracy whilst ensuring secure data-sharing, and the decision to allow researchers access to online platform data aimed at improving understanding of online safety. Support for SMEs in navigating compliance requirements will also be discussed.
Planned sessions look at economic objectives in the Bill, including plans to expand smart data schemes beyond open banking, and enable the use of data in automated decision-making in certain circumstances - as well as the reversal of plans to lower rejection threshold for DSARs, and changes to the definition of personal data, as well as the future for consent or pay models.
The agenda also looks at latest developments in the discussion on UK-EU data adequacy as the renewal deadline approaches. In the context of changes in the United States signalling a shift in established practices relating to online protection, we expect discussion on implications for UK policy and trade.
Overall, areas for discussion include:
- Data (Use and Access) Bill: priorities for effective implementation - implications of new provisions - assessing the impact of changes to the DUA Bill
- regulation: evaluating the new structure - implications for regulatory independence - future for oversight of proposed regulations - assessing the regulatory approach to consent or pay business models
- smart data schemes: opportunities for delivering smart data innovation - expanding smart data schemes to new sectors - next steps for digital verification
- privacy and security: priorities for personal and research data safety and security - balancing access and privacy - research access to online platform data - data sharing in the NHS, police and public services
- economic implications: data legislation and facilitating economic growth - implications of the reformed NUAR - assessing plans to reduce administrative burdens and bureaucracy - supporting SMEs
- innovation: strategies for deploying AI and ADM - safeguards and tramlines to protect safety and privacy - opportunities for further innovation in data processing and protection
- international data relationships: UK-EU data adequacy - dynamic alignment with EU standards - implications of US regulatory and business practice developments on relationships with the UK and EU
All delegates will be able to contribute to the output of the conference, which will be shared with parliamentary, ministerial, departmental and regulatory offices, and more widely. This includes the full proceedings and additional articles submitted by delegates.
