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One Week's Notice — Handley Gill Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants highlight the making of The Data (Use & Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 & Transitional & Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026 (SI 2026/82), wh...

The Data (Use & Access) Act 2025 (Commencement No. 6 & Transitional & Saving Provisions) Regulations 2026have been made, bringing the bulk of changes to #DPA2018, #UKGDPR & #PECR into force 05.02.26. We identify the changes, what they mean & what to do: www.handleygill.co.uk/handley-gill...

A research project to evaluate the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 (DUAA) and the Privacy and Electronic Communications Regulations 2003 (PECR). The project involves both compiling existing evidence, (literature reviews, and quantitative analysis) and novel research (interviews) to baseline the impact of DUAA's data protection reforms, and to conduct a post-implementation review of PECR. Outputs will be evaluation reports, Post Implementation Review, interview summaries, metrics for ongoing monitoring, and recommendations for future research.

Data Use and Access Research www.contractsfinder.service.gov.uk/Notice/ee2db... notice of £149,050 DSIT contract awarded to Ipsos Market Research

Specification is redacted of course

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Your AI conversations are a new treasure trove for marketers ai-pocalypse: And they may not be seeking proper consent

Your #AI conversations are a secret new treasure trove for marketers
www.theregister.com/2025/09/29/p...

And they may not be seeking proper consent
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💡 Latest thought piece: Penalties for breaching direct marketing regulations set to increase.

Our latest thought piece looks at some important changes to the PECR regime, and what happens if you get it wrong. Read the article here: www.oconnors.law/news-views/p...

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Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 — Handley Gill Handley Gill’s specialist data protection consultants highlight 25 key data protection provisions to be aware of in the Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, which received Royal Assent on 19 June 2025, and...

The Data (Use & Access) Act 2025 is now law. We highlight key data protection provisions to be aware of and identify those coming into force with immediate effect or in the near future: www.handleygill.co.uk/handley-gill... #DataProtection #UKGDPR #DPA2018 #PECR

Data bill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes Leading artists said the bill needed to be changed to protect them from having their work copied by AI.

#DataBill opposed by Sir Elton John and Dua Lipa finally passes
www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Data (Use and Access) Bill passed without #tech copyright protections amendment.
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Claims assistance firm fined for cold-calling people on opt- : Third-party data supplier also in hot water with Brit regulator over consent issues

Claims assistance firm fined for cold-calling people who put themselves on #optout list
www.theregister.com/2025/04/25/c...

#ICO fines business that targeted people registered with #TPS 'Do Not Call' service.
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Information Commissioner's updated response to the Data (Use and Access) (DUA) Bill – House of Commons ico.org.uk/about-the-ic... (UK)

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Big win for charities as government accepts DMA-led opt-in amendment dma.org.uk/article/big-...

UK Government amendment that will extend use of the 'soft opt-in' to include charitable purposes bills.parliament.uk/publications...

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Do you want to understand the changes to UK #DataProtection legislation proposed by the Data (Use & Access) Bill and what they will mean for you? Download our comprehensive briefing: www.handleygill.co.uk/handley-gill... #DUABill #DataBill #DPDIBill #SmartDataBill #GDPR #UKGDPR #DPA2018 #PECR

Tim Clement-Jones and Guy Black have sponsored an amendment to the #DUABill that seems to reflect the DMA's wishes: "Soft opt-in for email marketing for charities" bills.parliament.uk/bills/3825/s... (UK)

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Clause 115 of the previous DPDI Bill extended the 'soft opt-in' for email marketing for charities and other non-commercial organisations. The DMA estimates that extending the soft opt-in to charities would increase annual donations in the UK by £290 million. At present, the DUA Bill proposals remove this. The omission of the soft opt-in from will prevent charities from being able to communicate to donors in the same way as businesses can. As representatives of both corporate entities and charitable organisations, it is unclear to the DMA why charities should be at a disadvantage in this regard.

Extending marketing 'soft opt-in' to charities could raise £290m, UK Government told www.civilsociety.co.uk/news/extendi...

Letter from the Data & Marketing Association (DMA) dma.org.uk/article/dma-...

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There are various types of non-profit who might wish to send promotional emails and text messages to individuals, but which don't as a rule sell products or services. Perhaps the most obvious of these are charities, but political parties also fall into the type. The Information Commissioner has long held that promotional communications sent by such non-profits do constitute "marketing" (and the Information Tribunal has upheld this). But the combined effect of regulation 22(3) and the interpretation of "marketing" as covering promotional emails and text messages by charities, means that those charities (and political parties etc.) can’t send soft opt in communications.

The new UK Data Bill – unfair to non-profits? www.mishcon.com/news/the-new... from Jon Baines via Mishcon de Reya LLP

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UK House of Commons written question UIN 10169, tabled on 21 October 2024 and answered on 24 October 2024: Question Saqib Bhatti Conservative, Meriden and Solihull East Commons To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, if he will make an assessment of the potential merits of using the Digital Information and Smart Data Bill to extend the list of cookie exemptions to include (a) advertising performance and (b) audience measurement cookies. Answer Chris Bryant Labour, Rhondda and Ogmore Commons There is a balance to strike between driving growth and innovation whilst ensuring people retain appropriate choice and control about how their personal data captured by cookies is used. While we have not added this exemption to the face of the Data (Use and Access) Bill, we have taken power in new regulation 6A to extend or modify the list of exemptions. We have already begun talking to industry and others about the possible use of this power and will continue to do so. This change would require careful consideration and consultation.

Carry on lobbying: the Data (Use and Access) Bill doesn't extend the list of cookie exemptions to include advertising performance & audience measurement, but UK Labour hasn't ruled that out for the future questions-statements.parliament.uk/written-ques...

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