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King’s Speech 2023—Information Law

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Published on: 07 November 2023
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LNB News 07/11/2023

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Issue Date: 07 November 2023

Published Date: 07 November 2023

Jurisdiction(s): England, Northern Ireland, Scotland and Wales

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His Majesty, King Charles III, has set out the government’s priorities and proposed policies for the next parliamentary session at the State Opening of Parliament, which took place on 7 November 2023. Key themes for Information Law include enabling better data access, creating an innovative and flexible data protection regime and encouraging innovation in technologies such as machine learning through the Data Protection and Digital Information (No 2) Bill.

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