United KingdomUnited KingdomLaw2025 c. 18

Data (Use and Access) Act 2025

Reforms UK data protection law, creates frameworks for digital verification services and smart data, restructures the Information Commissioner's Office, adds an offence of creating or requesting intimate images of adults without consent, and requires government reports on copyright and AI.

Body

UK Parliament

Session

2024 to 2026 session

Introduced

Oct 23, 2024

In effect since

Aug 20, 20251y1 year ago

Topics

DataPrivacyDeepfakesCopyrightAI

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Summaries of public legislative records, executive actions and court rulings, for reference, not legal advice. Check the official page linked on each item. First seen 2026-09-27. Checked against the official source.