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Risk & Compliance weekly highlights—20 March 2025

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Published on: 20 March 2025

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Table of contents

Risk & Compliance forecast
New Risk & Compliance forecast as at 18 March 2025
Data protection
Commission proposes six-month extension of UK data adequacy decisions
UK data reform bill will be ready this spring, minister says
EU GDPR procedural reform should be wrapped up by June, EU official says
ICO announces new AI code and regulatory sandbox expansion to support growth
UK regulators seek AI guidance from industry
Financial sanctions
How UK Supreme Court may assess Russia sanctions cases

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Article summary

This week's edition of Risk and Compliance weekly highlights includes: our new Risk & Compliance forecast, the timeline for the introduction of the UK data reform bill, the latest sanctions news, publication of the March 2025 SARs in Action Reporter Booklet and introduction of the Crime and Policing Bill.

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