Compliance Briefing — UK reintroduces Data Protection and Digital Information Bill
The UK government reintroduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on 8 March 2023 with reforms to UK GDPR, PECR, and digital identity frameworks aimed at easing compliance burdens while preserving adequacy with the EU.
The UK Department for Science, Innovation and Technology reintroduced the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill on 8 March 2023. The draft would modify UK GDPR and PECR consent standards, expand legitimate-interest gateways, streamline Data Protection Impact Assessments, and formalize a digital verification services trust framework.
Privacy leaders should review the bill’s risk-based documentation changes, reassess cookie consent strategies, and track adequacy implications for EU-UK data transfers as Parliament debates the text.
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