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UK data protection regime meets EU standards according to draft adequacy decisions

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Published on: 19 February 2021

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LNB News 19/02/2021

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Issue Date: 19 February 2021

Published Date: 19 February 2021

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

Article summary

The European Commission has concluded that the UK ensures an essentially equivalent level of protection to the one guaranteed under the General Data Protection Regulation, Regulation (EU) 2016/679 (EU GDPR) and under Directive 2016/680/EU, the Law Enforcement Directive (EU LED). The publication of the draft decisions is the beginning of a process towards their adoption. Next steps include the Commission obtaining a non-binding opinion of the European Data Protection Board (EDPB) and, after taking that into account, requesting approval from Member States' representatives in the so-called 'comitology procedure'. Following that, the Commission may adopt the final adequacy decisions for the UK.

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