Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
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Law & policy information
Name
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
Data (Use and Access) Act 2025
Jurisdiction
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Instrument type
Statute
Statute
Bill / legal citation
2025 c. 18
2025 c. 18
Legislative or adoption status
Royal Assent: June 19, 2025.[1]
Royal Assent: June 19, 2025.[1]
Effective dates
See provision-specific commencement materials.[2]
See provision-specific commencement materials.[2]
Last source verification
September 7, 2026 — identity and provisions summarized here.
September 7, 2026 — identity and provisions summarized here.
Overview
The Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 is a UK statute addressing data use, including automated decision-making and copyright issues associated with AI. It received Royal Assent on June 19, 2025.[1]
Requirements
Section 80 changes the UK GDPR rules for significant decisions based solely on automated processing, with safeguards and separate conditions for special-category data.[3] Sections 135–137 address assessment and reporting on copyright and AI.[4]
Timeline
Commencement must be checked provision by provision; Royal Assent does not establish that every provision is operative.[2]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Data (Use and Access) Act 2025 collection
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 DSIT collection, commencement materials
- ↑ Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, explanatory notes, section 80 and sections 135–137
- ↑ Data (Use and Access) Act 2025, explanatory notes, paragraphs 66–67